The Yawkey League is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 Silver Slugger Awards.
Justine Makisimu has been awarded his third consecutive Silver Slugger, while Ross Zamparelli has received his third Silver Slugger award, having previously won in 2018 and 2023. Cam Plank adds his second Silver Slugger to his collection, following his win in 2022. Kyle Cachopa has earned his second consecutive Silver Slugger.
This season there are five first time Silver Slugger winners including rookies Ryan Lush and Eric Ladd. In addition to winning a Silver Slugger this season, Cam Plank and Ross Zamparelli were also awarded Gold Gloves.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2024 Silver Slugger Award Winners
Position
Player
Team
C
Cam Plank
Al Thomas Athletics
1B
Conor Dines
McKay Club Beacons
2B
Kyle Cachopa
Brighton Black Sox
3B
Justine Makisimu
Brighton Black Sox
SS
Ryan Lush
Brighton Braves
OF
Ross Zamparelli
Brighton Black Sox
OF
Trevor Derochea
Al Thomas Athletics
OF
Eric Ladd
McKay Club Beacons
Designated Hitter
Christian Quigley
Brighton Black Sox
Each franchise nominates players from their own team. Each franchise then votes for one player at each position, expect outfield. Each team casts votes for three outfielders. The results of the voting can be found here. Silver Slugger Award Results
The Yawkey League is proud to announce the winners of its 2024 Gold Glove Awards.
There are seven first time Gold Glove winners. This including two rookies Eduardo Colmenares and Jack Hawke. For Cam Plank is his third consecutive Gold Glove award. For Ross Zamparelli this is he second consecutive Gold Glove award.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2024 Gold Glove Award Winners
Position
Player
Team
C
Cam Plank
Al Thomas Athletics
1B
Alex Klapes
Brighton Braves
2B
Kyle Cachopa
Brighton Black Sox
3B
Eduardo Colmenares
Al Thomas Athletics
SS
Aqib Shah
Brighton Black Sox
OF
Jack Hawke
Brighton Braves
OF
Elijah Perez
East Boston Knights
OF
Ross Zamparelli
Brighton Black Sox
P
Paul Wydom
Al Thomas Athletics
Each franchise nominates players from their own team. Each franchise then votes for one player at each position, expect outfield. Each team casts votes for three outfielders. The results of the voting can be found here.
The first awards announcement is the 2024 All-Rookie Team.
The All-Rookie Team consists of two rookie from each team. This includes each teams nominee for Rookie of the Year as well as one additional player. The Rookie of the Year winner will be announced later in the week.
Every season introduces a new group of players to the league. These rookies come to the league with various levels of playing experience. While some players come to league straight from high school, most are current or former college players.
Players on the 2024 All-Rookie Team are current or former players from Emerson, Endicott College, Western New England and Southern New Hampshire University.
Thanks to the incredible work of Arlen Showstack full broadcasts of Game 6 and Game 7 of the YBL Finals between the Brighton Black Sox and Brighton Braves are available online.
With the 2024 season successfully behind us, it is now time to reflect back on the accomplishments of the season. The Yawkey League will be making a series of announcements in the upcoming week to announce the winners of its yearly awards.
The awards will be presented as part of the program following the YBL Golf tournament on September 28. The YBL Golf tournament is scheduled for a 1pm shotgun start at George Wright Golf Course.
For more information about or to register for the golf tournament please following this link