ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the finalists for the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American League® and National League®. The winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition “Baseball Tonight” broadcast on ESPN Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at 5 p.m. ET. The show will air on-field prior to game four of the MLB® World Series from the National League host ballpark.
While the award originated in 1957, Rawlings first began highlighting the top-three defenders at each position as finalists in 2011. This season, the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees are tied for the most finalists, with five positions per team.
This year also marks the first time utility players have been included in the list of Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists. Rawlings announced the addition of the utility role to the list of Award recipients last month.
“The 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists perfectly represent an unforgettable and exciting season of baseball marked by amazing displays of defense,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer of Rawlings. “Rawlings congratulates all of the deserving finalists, and we can’t wait to name the next class of winners deemed ‘the Finest in the Field®‘”
To determine the winners of the 18 defensive position Awards, each team’s manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers’ and coaches’ votes continuing to carry the majority.
To identify the utility Award winners, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional selection process for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award position winners. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings will select one utility winner from each League.
The 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists are:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
|
Position |
Player |
Team |
|
P |
José Berríos |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Shane Bieber |
Cleveland Guardians |
|
|
Jameson Taillon |
New York Yankees |
|
|
C |
Jose Trevino |
New York Yankees |
|
Cal Raleigh |
Seattle Mariners |
|
|
Sean Murphy |
Oakland Athletics |
|
|
1B |
Anthony Rizzo |
New York Yankees |
|
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
|
Luis Arraez |
Minnesota Twins |
|
|
2B |
Jonathan Schoop |
Detroit Tigers |
|
Marcus Semien |
Texas Rangers |
|
|
Andrés Giménez |
Cleveland Guardians |
|
|
3B |
Matt Chapman |
Toronto Blue Jays |
|
Ramón Urías |
Baltimore Orioles |
|
|
José Ramírez |
Cleveland Guardians |
|
|
SS |
Xander Bogaerts |
Boston Red Sox |
|
Jeremy Peña |
Houston Astros |
|
|
Carlos Correa |
Minnesota Twins |
|
|
LF |
Brandon Marsh |
Los Angeles Angels/Philadelphia Phillies |
|
Andrew Benintendi |
Kansas City Royals/New York Yankees |
|
|
Steven Kwan |
Cleveland Guardians |
|
|
CF |
Myles Straw |
Cleveland Guardians |
|
Cedric Mullins |
Baltimore Orioles |
|
|
Michael A. Taylor |
Kansas City Royals |
|
|
RF |
Max Kepler |
Minnesota Twins |
|
Jackie Bradley Jr. |
Boston Red Sox/Toronto Blue Jays |
|
|
Kyle Tucker |
Houston Astros |
|
|
Utility |
Whit Merrifield |
Kansas City Royals/Toronto Blue Jays |
|
DJ LeMahieu |
New York Yankees |
|
|
Luis Rengifo |
Los Angeles Angels |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
|
Position |
Player |
Team |
|
P |
Max Fried |
Atlanta Braves |
|
Tyler Anderson |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
|
|
Corbin Burnes |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
|
C |
Tomás Nido |
New York Mets |
|
Travis d’Arnaud |
Atlanta Braves |
|
|
J.T. Realmuto |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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|
1B |
Matt Olson |
Atlanta Braves |
|
Paul Goldschmidt |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
|
Christian Walker |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
|
|
2B |
Tommy Edman |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
Brendan Rodgers |
Colorado Rockies |
|
|
Jake Cronenworth |
San Diego Padres |
|
|
3B |
Nolan Arenado |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
Ryan McMahon |
Colorado Rockies |
|
|
Ke’Bryan Hayes |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
|
|
SS |
Ha-Seong Kim |
San Diego Padres |
|
Dansby Swanson |
Atlanta Braves |
|
|
Miguel Rojas |
Miami Marlins |
|
|
LF |
Ian Happ |
Chicago Cubs |
|
David Peralta |
Arizona Diamondbacks/Tampa Bay Rays |
|
|
Christian Yelich |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
|
CF |
Victor Robles |
Washington Nationals |
|
Trent Grisham |
San Diego Padres |
|
|
Alek Thomas |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
|
|
RF |
Mookie Betts |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
|
Juan Soto |
Washington Nationals/San Diego Padres |
|
|
Daulton Varsho |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
|
|
Utility |
Brendan Donovan |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
Tommy Edman |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
|
Daulton Varsho |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
The 2022 finalists include nine former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in the American League and 10 former winners in the National League.
Following the Rawlings Gold Glove Award televised announcement special on ESPN, Tuesday, Nov. 1, fans can vote for their favorite defensive player in each League to determine who will be named the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™ winners. A combination of the national fan vote and the SDI will determine who takes home the honor.
Voting for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award presented by SABR will begin online at www.Rawlings.com on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 6 p.m. ET and will remain open until Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, on Friday, Nov. 11.
SOURCE Rawlings
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