Finalists announced for the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards
Much like the Hollywood awards season, baseball has its own awards season. With the World Series already at Game 3 and the end of baseball staring everyone in the face, that means awards time is upon us. The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, given for defensive excellence, got an early jump on things, announcing the three finalists for every American League and National League position on Thursday afternoon.
They made their announcement via Twitter, with one tweet for each position in each league, 18 in all. To spare you the insanity of trying to figure out every player’s Twitter handle, I’ll give you a Twitter-free rundown.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitcher:
R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
Catcher:
Carlos Perez, Los Angeles Angels
James McCann, Tigers
Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
First base:
Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
Eric Hosmer, Royals
Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers
Second Base:
Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
Ian Kinsler, Tigers
Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
Third Base:
Manny Machado, Orioles
Kyle Seager, Mariners
Adrian Beltre, Rangers
Shortstop:
Jose Iglesias, Tigers
Andrelton Simmons, Angels
Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
Left Field:
Brett Gardner, New York Yankees
Alex Gordon, Royals
Colby Rasmus, Astros
Center Field:
Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox
Kevin Pillar, Blue Jays
Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays
Right Field:
Adam Eaton, Chicago White Sox
Mookie Betts, Red Sox
George Springer, Astros
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitcher:
Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks
Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
Catcher:
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
Yadier Molina, Cardinals
Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers/Texas Rangers
First Base:
Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
Second Base:
D.J. LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
Joe Panik, Giants
Jean Segura, Diamondbacks
Third Base:
Nolan Arenado, Rockies
Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers
Shortstop:
Freddy Galvis, Philadelphia Phillies
Brandon Crawford, Giants
Addison Russell, Cubs
Left field:
Christian Yelich, Miami Marlins
Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds
Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Pirates
Center field:
Billy Hamilton, Reds
Odubel Herrera, Phillies
Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves
Right field:
Nick Markakis, Braves
Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
Jason Heyward, Cubs
In the AL, 13 of 15 teams were represented, with the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics left without a finalist. Over in the NL, 14 teams had at least one finalist, with just the New York Mets left out. Only one team in each league had four finalists: the Tigers in the AL, and the Cubs in the NL. As far as the distribution of finalists over teams in both leagues, it seems pretty even.
The 18 Gold Gloves, one for each position in the AL and the NL, will be announced in a live show on Nov. 8 on ESPN. Baseball will be over by that point, so it’ll be a great way to get your fix.
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