Major League Baseball announced their finalists for the 2022 Silver Slugger Award in each league. The finalists in the American League included two Mariners: Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh.

Raleigh led MLB catchers in homeruns this season with 27. Raleigh also cemented himself into Mariners history with a walk-off homerun on September 30th to send the Mariners to the postseason and end the 21-year drought.

Rodriguez, the 21-year-old rookie, had 84 runs with 28 homeruns and 25 stolen bases to go along with his 75 RBI. Rodriguez was also invited to the MLB All-Star game and the Home Run Derby.