SF Giants’ Matt Chapman named finalist for Silver Slugger

A day after winning his fifth Gold Glove Award, Matt Chapman was named a finalist for the Silver Slugger Award at third base.

Chapman, who has never won the Silver Slugger, finished his first of many seasons in San Francisco with a .247 batting average, 27 homers, 78 RBIs and a .790 OPS, his highest mark in a full season since 2019 (.848). Chapman’s 15 steals were also a career-high, eclipsing the 11 total steals he recorded in the first seven years of his career.

The last Giant...