(St. Louis) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman and fellow center fielder Kevin Kiermaier won their fourth career Gold Gloves on Sunday.
Starter Jose Berrios received this defensive honor for the first time, allowing the Blue Jays to be the team with the most honorees, tied with the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
Thirteen players have won their first career Gold Glove.
Anthony Volpe of the New York Yankees and Brenton Doyle of the Colorado Rockies are the only two rookies among the winners. They were recognized respectively as shortstop in the American field and center in the national.
Other American players signed include catcher Jonah Heim, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and right fielder Adolis Garcia, all from the Rangers, as well as Houston Astros all-rounder Mauricio Dubon, in his first Gold Glove.
At the Nationals, Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder) and Ha-Seong Kim (all-rounders), San Diego Padres, Zack Wheeler (pitcher), Philadelphia Phillies, Gabriel Moreno (catcher), Diamondbacks Arizona’s Nico Hoerner (second base) of the Chicago Cubs and Ke’Bryan Hayes (third baseman) of the Pittsburgh Pirates saw their defensive efforts pay off for the first time.
Hayes ended St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado’s streak of winning the award in his first 10 seasons. He tied Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s mark set between 2001 and 2010.
Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has won six straight. He was among the finalists in right field and the do-it-all role after playing 107 games in right field, 70 at second base and 16 at shortstop.
Second baseman Andres Gimenez and left fielder Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians won their second Gold Gloves, as did Dansby Swanson (shortstop) and Ian Happ (left field) of the Cubs, as well as Christian Walker (first base), Diamondbacks .
Managers and up to six instructors per team participated in the vote without being able to favor a player from their respective team.
Since 2013, a defensive index from the Society for American Baseball Research has accounted for approximately 25% of the weighting.
