With the World Series officially over and the Los Angeles Dodgers named champions of baseball for the eighth time, it's now awards season for the MLB.
While the MVPs, Rookies of the Year and Cy Young (best pitcher) Awards for each league (National and American) are yet to be named, the Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been announced for each position.
What are the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards?
The MLB's Gold Glove Awards are annual awards given to the best defensive players at each position in both the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
Sponsored by Rawlings, the Gold Glove Awards honour players who have demonstrated exceptional defensive ability, including fielding skills like catching, throwing accuracy, range and field awareness.
Each league has nine positional Gold Glove Awards: one for each infield position (first base, second base, shortstop, and third base), one for each outfield position (left, centre, and right fields), a catcher and a pitcher, plus one utility player, which was added to the list for the first time 2022.
This year's winners featured 14 first-time Gold Glovers, tied with 2022 for the most in a single season.
Managers and coaches from each team vote for players in their league, but they cannot vote for players on their own team.
Here is the full list of 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove winners. Brackets denote how many times the player has won a Golden Glove Award.
PITCHER
American League: Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals (1)
National League: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves (1)
CATCHER
American League: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners (1)
National League: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants (1)
FIRST BASE
American League: Carlos Santana, Minnesota Twins (1)
National League: Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks (1)
The Gold Standard. ๐คฉ
Christian Walker has won his third consecutive @RawlingsSports Gold Glove! pic.twitter.com/12Q86z6sMx
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) November 4, 2024
SECOND BASE
American League: Andrรฉs Gimรฉnez, Cleveland Guardians (3)
National League: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers (1)
SHORTSTOP
American League: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals (1)
National League: Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies (1)
Ezequiel Tovar is the youngest Gold Glove shortstop in National League history. pic.twitter.com/XF3o7z8DUC
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) November 4, 2024
THIRD BASE
American League: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros (1)
National League: Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants (5)
Golden Hour!
Matt Chapman is the 5th active player to win 5+ Gold Glove Awards. pic.twitter.com/69mJgN8rdQ
— MLB (@MLB) November 4, 2024
LEFT FIELD
American League: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians (3)
National League: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs (3)
CENTRE FIELD
American League: Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays (1)
National League: Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies (2)
RIGHT FIELD
American League: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox (1)
National League: Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers (1)
A golden rookie season.
Congrats to our Gold Glove right fielder, Wilyer! pic.twitter.com/mbNp18sYp2
— Red Sox (@RedSox) November 4, 2024
UTILITY
American League: Dylan Moore, Seattle Mariners (1)
National League: Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
The 2024 MLB Most Valuable Player (MVP), Rookie of the Year, and Cy Young Awards will be announced during "Awards Week," which runs from November 18 to November 21.