Jackson Merrill capped off his rookie season by winning a Silver Slugger Award, putting the Padres outfielder in the company of Ichiro Suzuki and Aaron Judge.

We rarely see a player enter the Major Leagues and immediately establish himself as one of the very best hitters at his position. But it happened in 2024 with Padres rookie outfielder Jackson Merrill,

Third baseman Manny Machado, left fielder Jurickson Profar and center fielder Jackson Merrill were all named National League Silver Slugger Award-winners on Tuesday as baseball’s awards season continued.