MLB

2024 MLB Gold Glove winners announced

The Gold Glove Awards honour players who have demonstrated exceptional defensive ability.

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Nick Splitter

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)

SECOND BASE

American League: Andrés Giménez, 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)

THIRD BASE

American League: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros (1)
National League: Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants (5)

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)

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.

Published by
Nick Splitter