Braves' Sean Murphy has 2 HRs, 6 RBI vs. Mets; Travis d'Arnaud nearing He won his first 10 Gold Glove Awards in consecutive years from 1992 to 2001. Known for doing everything. He hit, hit for power, could fly around the bases, and made incredible plays in center field. When a player The index accounted for 25 percent of the vote, while managers and coaches continued to provide the majority. Arenado has won ten Gold Gloves in ten big league seasons, which has him tied with Ichiro for the most consecutive Gold Gloves to start a career. Only Ichiro Suzuki, as a right fielder, won more Gold Gloves to start his career (10). Mays was playing professional baseball in the Negro Leagues by the time he was 16 years old and in the majors by the time he was 19. These counting stats are important for Stanton, who is slowly building an interesting Hall of Fame resume. Adrian Beltre (3B) of the Texas Rangers and Yadier Molina (C) of the St. Louis Cardinals won the inaugural Platinum Glove Awards in 2011. Hes the third Cleveland player to win a Gold Glove at second base, joining Csar Hernndez (2020) and Roberto Alomar (1999-2001). The 1995 World Series champion with the Braves did this in 23 seasons while playing for five different teams. With a career spanning 24 seasons, Vizquel has the highest career fielding percentage among all shortstops (.9847) and was the recipient of 11 Gold Glove awards, the second most at the position. Pudge would eventually pass Hall of Famer Johnny Bench for the most Gold Gloves all-time for the position. [23] Ozzie Smith has 13 wins at shortstop; he and Rodrguez are tied for the fourth-highest total among all winners. [23] With one exception, no player on these Top Gold Glove lists deserves to be here less than Derek Jeter. In 2011, Rawlings added an annual Platinum Glove Award awarded to the best defensive player in each league, as selected by fans from the year's Gold Glove winners. Throughout most of his years with the Braves, . Only six players have reached this milestone in the 21st century: Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltrn, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, and Jimmy Rollins. He currently leads all American League second basemen with six Silver Sluggers. Nolan is now tied for the most Golden Gloves to start a career. Stellar defense, Gold Gloves at Cardinals forefront - MLB He was doing humanitarian work in the MLB off-season. According to Elias, he is the first Cleveland rookie to win a Gold Glove. MLB National League Gold Glove Award Winners Brooks won 16 GGs and it's not really close. Career highlights: 12-time Gold Glove Award winner (1961-72), two-time World Series champion (1960, 1971), National League MVP (1966), World Series MVP (1971). Pudge made his Major League debut for the Rangers on June 20, 1991, against the White Sox and another Hall of Fame Pudge -- Carlton Fisk. Bryce Harper (needs 15) could also get there, depending on how quickly he returns from Tommy John surgery. Only two pairs of batterymates have won Gold Gloves together more than once: Ivn Rodrguez and Kenny Rogers won with the Texas Rangers in 2000, and again with the Detroit Tigers in 2006. 2022 Al Gold Glove winners included Vladimir Guerrero Jr. With this, he achieved something that his Hall-of-Famer dad could not. Theres a reason Altuve is our top-ranked second baseman in baseball right now. RELATED: Most Fun MLB Players to Watch in the 1980s, Teams: Seattle Mariners (1989-93), Cleveland Indians (1994-2004), San Francisco Giants (2005-08), Texas Rangers (2009), Chicago White Sox (2010-11), Toronto Blue Jays (2012), Career highlights: 11-time Gold Glove Award winner (1993-2001, 2005, 2006), three-time MLB All-Star (1998, 1999, 2002), Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame. The player fielding the ball (generally the shortstop or second baseman) throws to the fielder covering second base, who steps on the base before the runner from first arrives to force that runner out, and then throws the ball to the first baseman to force out the batter for the second out. Ozzie Smith and Ivan Rodriguez are tied for third with 13 each. Clemente's career, and life, were cut short in a terrible plane crash. the most efficient start by any pitcher since 1979. Before the involvement of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) in the voting process, The Boston Globe writer Peter Abraham said the Fielding Bible Awards "are far more accurate (and accountable)" than the Gold Glove awards since statistics are used along with the opinions of an expert panel. Speaking of gloves and Willie Mays, Dusty Baker, the manager of the Houston Astros invited Willie into the clubhouse once to personally give inspiration to his team. While the award has evolved over the years, so have the players who have won it. Pudge would eventually pass Hall of Famer Johnny Bench for the most Gold Gloves all-time for the position. He also holds three of the 10 best single-season marks for fielding percentage among shortstops. Career highlights: 10-time Gold Glove Award winner (1968-77), two-time World Series champion (1975, 1976), two-time National League MVP (1970, 1972), World Series MVP (1976), National League . The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has a long and rich history. Maddux tied Jim Kaat's career record of 16 Gold Gloves after the 2006 season. Most notably, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado won his 10th Gold Glove in his 10th MLB season this year, tying Ichiro Suzuki for the record to begin a career. He won 4 Cy Young awards, 18 Gold Glove awards and 1 World Series. Unfortunately, thats a big if. Arenado's 10 Gold. It marks the second straight year a Blue Jays position player has won a Gold Glove Award (Marcus Semien won at second base last year) after a 15-year drought. Shortstop: Ozzie Smith (13)The Wizard. Baseball award given annually to the best fielder at each position in each league in MLB, "Gold Glove" redirects here. Also, Always play and enjoy sports fairly. We did the research to determine primary positions played for each of the positions, LF, CF, and RF. RELATED: 30 Best Shortstops of All Time in MLB History, Teams: New York Mets/San Francisco Giants (1951-52, 1954-72), New York Mets (1972-73), Career highlights: 12-time Gold Glove Award winner (1957-68), World Series champion (1954), two-time National League MVP (1954, 1965), National League Rookie of the Year (1951), 24-time MLB All-Star (1954-73), Roberto Clemente Award (1971), MLB All-Century Team. Cleveland had a total of four winners, the most this season in both leagues. Swanson led all NL players with 21 Outs Above Average, an increase of 19 from his 2021 total. Only one, Jeter, has done it with a career batting average over .300. Once again, I might be stretching the definition of a milestone, but how could I leave Miggy off the list? He had 2 Outs Above Average each at first and second and 4 at third, which ranked 11th among all MLB third basemen, despite his limited appearances there. If Arenado wins again this season, the record is all his. Keith Hernandez must have been the best friend of every 2B, 3B and SS who came through the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets during his 16 year career.