Mookie Betts' wife Brianna celebrates as Dodgers superstar joins elite 6+ Golden Gloves & Silver Slugger club ft. Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. & more

By Krutik Jain

Modified Nov 13, 2024 05:21 GMT

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts won his third World Series title this year. Once again, Betts headlined the recipients for the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards for the season. That puts him in the pantheon of baseball greats like Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. following his latest hardware.

Following the 2024 season, Betts earned his seventh Silver Slugger Award and sixth Gold Glove Award, joining an exclusive list of players with six or more Golden Glove and Silver Slugger hardware.

Betts' wife, Brianna, took to social media, highlighting her husband's latest achievement. She posted a "Well Deserved" message after Betts won the pair of hardware over half a dozen times.

Apart from Mookie Betts, there are only seven other players who have won at least six Gold Gloves and Silver Slugger awards. The list is as follows:

Mookie Betts: 7 Silver Sluggers, 6 Gold Gloves
Iván Rodríguez: 7 Silver Sluggers, 13 Gold Gloves
Barry Bonds: 12 Silver Sluggers, 8 Gold Gloves
Ken Griffey Jr.: 7 Silver Sluggers, 10 Gold Gloves
Kirby Puckett: 6 Silver Sluggers, 6 Gold Gloves
Ryne Sandberg: 7 Silver Sluggers, 9 Gold Gloves
Dave Winfield: 6 Silver Sluggers, 7 Gold Gloves
Mike Schmidt: 6 Silver Sluggers, 10 Gold Gloves

Dodgers' Mookie Betts shines amid Silver Slugger award recipients

After starting the season playing shortstop and second base, the Dodgers moved Betts to outfield, his natural position.

He missed 46 games this season due to a fractured hand but still hit 19 home runs, 24 doubles, five triples and 75 RBIs on .289 batting. Moreover, his .863 OPS and 4.8 WAR were good enough for him to win the Silver Slugger award for utilityman in NL.

Betts joins Shohei Ohtani as the second Dodger to be named in this year's Silver Slugger field. The Dodgers were named the offensive NL Team of the Year, in large part thanks to Betts, Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez's exploits.

Mookie Betts, 32, has a few good years in him, so he could add more such glory to his Hall of Fame-worthy decorated resume.

About the author

Krutik Jain is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. It was in 2018 when the baseball bug bit Krutik, and already a cricket fan, he credits baseball's rules and Clayton Kershaw's pitching to have hooked him to the game.

A Kershaw and Mookie Betts fan, Krutik rates his favorite team LA Dodgers triumphing over Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series as his best baseball moment so far. His answer to the perennial "one player from the past you could meet" question is Jackie Robinson. Despite never having seen him play, Robinson's impact, legacy and trail-blazing journey have left an indelible impact on Krutik.

A rigorous fact-checker, Krutik likes reporting on the technical aspects of the game as well as off-field elements. When not watching baseball, Krutik is busy playing cricket, staying up to date with the happenings around the world and hiking.

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