Aaron Judge, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Headline 2025 AL Silver Slugger Award Finalists

The best hitters in the American League moved one step closer to taking home a coveted Silver Slugger Award on Thursday.

Major League Baseball announced the AL finalists for the award for each position with stars such as Aaron Judge and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leading the way.

Here is a look at the full list:

American League Silver Slugger Finalists

First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays; Nick Kurtz, Athletics; Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals

Second base: Jazz Chisholm Jr., New York Yankees; Brandon Lowe, Tampa Bay Rays; Jorge Polanco, Seattle Mariners

Third base: Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox; Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays; José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians

Shortstop: Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays; Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros; Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals

Outfield: Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees; Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins; Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers; Aaron Judge, New York Yankees; Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners; George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays

Catcher: Shea Langeliers, Athletics; Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals; Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners

DH: Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay Rays; Brent Rooker, Athletics; George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays

Utility: Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals; Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers; Ben Rice, New York Yankees

Team: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays

The race for the team award stands out given the Toronto Blue Jays' run to the World Series.

They defeated the AL East rival New York Yankees in the Divisional Round and then outlasted their other fellow finalist in the Seattle Mariners in a thrilling seven-game American League Championship Series. One look at the list of Silver Slugger finalists shows fans got to see many of the best players in the AL during that playoff run.

Guerrero, George Springer and Bo Bichette are finalists for the Blue Jays, while Judge, Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice made the cut for the Yankees. As for Seattle, Jorge Polanco, Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh are all finalists.

Bichette didn't even play in the wins over the Yankees and Mariners, underscoring just how deep and dangerous Toronto's lineup is heading into the Fall Classic against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

While the Blue Jays still have a chance at a championship, Judge and Raleigh can at least take solace knowing they are surely going to take home Silver Slugger Awards. After all, they are the two realistic contenders for the AL MVP award and stand out within their respective positions.

Raleigh led the league with 60 home runs and 125 RBI, and he did it all while playing the physically grueling position of catcher on the defensive side. He took home the Gold Glove at catcher last season and appeared in 159 of the 162 regular-season games for the Mariners in 2025.

As for Judge, he is looking to win his third MVP in four years after leading the league in WAR (9.7), runs scored (137), walks (124), batting average (.331), on-base percentage (.457), slugging percentage (.688) and OPS (1.144). He also launched 53 home runs and drove in 114 runs.

He will surely be taking home the fifth Silver Slugger Award of his legendary career as a result even if the MVP is still up for grabs.