Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. announced the 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each American League and National League positions, during a special edition of Baseball Tonight that aired on ESPN Sunday, November 3.
Recognized as the best defensive players at their respective positions, this year’s honoree class includes six previous Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners and 14 first-time winners. Of this group, Matt Chapman has earned the most awards during his career, with five in the third base position.
Several teams had multiple winners: the Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners in the American League and the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants in the National League.
“The art of defense is something we’ve deeply admired and treasured over the 67-year history of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and this year’s winners are truly masters of their craft,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer for Rawlings. “It’s evident, from this year’s stacked lineup of Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists to the newly announced winners, that superior defensive excellence is what differentiates the good from the great in this game.”
To determine the winners of the 18 defensive position awards, each team’s manager and up to six coaches on staff voted from a pool of qualified players in their league and could not vote for players from their own team. Additionally, Rawlings includes the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) as part of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which influences 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. Using the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings selected one utility winner from each league.
“We truly value our role in providing the quantitative metrics used to assist in determining the winners of a career-defining honor such as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award,” said Scott Bush, chief executive officer for SABR. “The 20 Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipients this year certainly took defense to a new level, and we congratulate them on their golden achievement this season.”
Below are this year’s 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners from each league and the number of Rawlings Gold Glove Awards each player has won in his career:
American League | Position, Player, Team, Awards Won
P Seth Lugo Kansas City Royals 1 (2024)
C Cal Raleigh Seattle Mariners 1 (2024)
1B Carlos Santana Minnesota Twins 1 (2024)
2B Andrés Giménez Cleveland Guardians 3 (2024, 2023, 2022)
3B Alex Bregman Houston Astros 1 (2024)
SS Bobby Witt, Jr. Kansas City Royals 1 (2024)
LF Steven Kwan Cleveland Guardians 3 (2024, 2023, 2022)
CF Daulton Varsho Toronto Blue Jays 1 (2024)
RF Wilyer Abreu Boston Red Sox 1 (2024)
UT Dylan Moore Seattle Mariners 1 (2024)
National League | Position, Player, Team, Awards Won
P Chris Sale Atlanta Braves 1 (2024)
C Patrick Bailey San Francisco Giants 1 (2024)
1B Christian Walker Arizona Diamondbacks 3 (2024, 2023, 2022)
2B Brice Turang Milwaukee Brewers 1 (2024)
3B Matt Chapman San Francisco Giants 5 (2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018)
SS Ezequiel Tovar Colorado Rockies 1 (2024)
LF Ian Happ Chicago Cubs 3 (2024, 2023, 2022)
CF Brenton Doyle Colorado Rockies 2 (2024, 2023)
RF Sal Frelick Milwaukee Brewers 1 (2024)
UT Jared Triolo Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (2024)
Fans can vote for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award presented by SABR at Rawlings.com now through Thursday, November 7, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be announced at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony in New York City on Friday, November 8.
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