Orioles, Royals earn most Gold Gloves while six first-timers also get nods
Defensive wizards across MLB were honored Tuesday as the annual Rawlings Gold Gloves were handed out.
The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles fetched the most Gold Gloves — three apiece — while six first-timers also earned honors.
The winners list includes names we’re used to seeing, like St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who won for the seventh time, plus Alex Gordon, Adam Jones, Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez, all of whom won their fourth Gold Glove.
The American League was mostly familiar faces, with the exception of Dallas Keuchel and Kyle Seager, while the National League had four first-time winners among its nine honorees: Juan Lagares, DJ LeMahieu, Christian Yelich and Zack Greinke.
All 30 MLB managers and up to six of their coaches vote for the top fielders in the game, though they can’t vote for their own players. The Society for American Baseball Research’s Defensive Index also accounts for 25 percent of the vote.
Here’s the full rundown of Gold Glove winners, how many times they’ve won, plus details on the still-to-be-decided Platinum Glove winners:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
C: Salvador Perez, Royals (second)
1B: Eric Hosmer, Royals (second)
2B: Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox (fourth)
3B: Kyle Seager, Seattle Mariners (first)
SS: J.J. Hardy, Orioles (third)
LF: Alex Gordon, Royals (fourth)
CF: Adam Jones, Orioles (fourth)
RF: Nick Markakis, Orioles (second)
P: Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros (first)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C: Yadier Molina, Cardinals (seventh)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers (fourth)
2B: DJ LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies (first)
3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies (second)
SS: Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta Braves (second)
LF: Christian Yelich, Miami Marlins (first)
CF: Juan Lagares, New York Mets (first)
RF: Jason Heyward, Braves (second)
P: Zack Greinke, Dodgers (first)
A Platinum Glove award will still be handed out to the top fielder in each league. Fans can vote the best fielder in the AL and NL at Rawlings.com until 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. The winners will be announced Friday. Last year’s winners were Simmons and Manny Machado.
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