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2026 Silver Slugger Awards Reveal: Everything Twins fans need to know about voting results on Nov. 17

The Baseball Insiders podcast will announce the Silver Slugger Award winners on Tuesday.
ByJackson Kruse
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Apr 4, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins designated hitter Byron Buxton (25) displays his 2025 Silver Slugger Award with manager Derek Shelton and owner Tom Pohlad before the game with the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
Apr 4, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins designated hitter Byron Buxton (25) displays his 2025 Silver Slugger Award with manager Derek Shelton and owner Tom Pohlad before the game with the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

FanSided's Adam Weinrib and Robert Murray will announce the 2026 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winners on The Baseball Insiders podcast starting at 5:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The Minnesota Twins are a finalist for the American League Offensive Team of the Year. Kody Clemens is one of two American League second-base finalists; the other is Chase Meidroth of the Chicago White Sox.

The Silver Slugger Award is given annually to the best hitter at each position in each league. A team from each league is also presented with the Offensive Team of the Year Award. The awards are voted on by MLB managers and coaches who aren't allowed to vote for players on their own clubs. The prestigious honor was established in 1980, with the best offensive team added in 2023 and the best-hitting utilityman in 2022.

How to Watch 2026 Silver Slugger Awards presented by FanSided and Louisville Slugger

As stated earlier in the article, the Silver Slugger Award winners will be announced on The Baseball Insiders podcast starting at 5:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Fans can stream the podcast live on YouTube.

Weinrib and Murray will announce the winners one by one. Puckett's Pond will publish reactions to the announcements.

Hopefully, it'll be the second straight year a Twins player (or the whole team) wins a Silver Slugger Award. Last year, Byron Buxton was one of the three American League outfielders to earn the honor.

Unfortunately, the Twins are unlikely to win the team award. It's also unlikely that Clemens will earn the honor over Meidroth.

The Twins had a strong offensive season, ranking second in the American League in runs. However, the White Sox scored more runs than the Twins. The White Sox, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays are the other finalists for AL Offensive Team of the Year. All of those teams ranked above the Twins in batting average, OPS and home runs this year.

Clemens has a better chance of winning the award than the Twins' offense, but it still seems like a long shot. While Clemens had more home runs and RBI than Meidroth this year, Meidroth had a better slash line (.276/.350/.415). Clemens slashed .239/.298/.460.

Clemens also played second base in only 72 of his 145 games this year. Meanwhile, Meidroth appeared at second base in 150 of his 154 games.

Regardless of who wins, it's still exciting to see the Twins and Clemens named finalists.

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