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Angels’ Mike Trout Youngest Player To Win 8 Silver Slugger Awards, Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Gets Fourth

The awards, which are determined by MLB coaches and managers, are given annually to the best offensive player at each position in both t ...

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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout reaches to catch a ball hit by Texas Rangers' Isiah Kiner-Falefa for an out during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif.
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout reaches to catch a ball hit by Texas Rangers' Isiah Kiner-Falefa for an out during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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By CBSLA StaffNovember 6, 2020 at 9:18 am
Filed Under:Anaheim, Anaheim News, Angels, Dodgers, KCAL 9, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

ANAHEIM (CBSLA) — The Angels’ Mike Trout and the Dodgers Mookie Betts were among the Silver Slugger awardees announced Friday by Major League Baseball.

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The awards, which are determined by MLB coaches and managers, are given annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League.

Trout, 29, is now the youngest player ever to win the Silver Slugger Award eight times. He’s tied with Manny Ramirez for second-most all-time among outfield, and trails only Barry Bonds, who has 12.

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