The Gold Glove Award is presented to a player at each position for his outstanding defensive performance. On October 15 Major League Baseball announced the three finalists from each position plus a utility player. The winners will be revealed on November 3 during “Baseball Tonight” on ESPN.
Finalists are determined by the managers and coaches from each league voting on a pool of players – excluding the players from their own team. Each player must earn at least 75% of the vote to be eligible. The final 25% is taken from the SABR Defensive Index.
The utility position is determined by Rawlings, SABR metrics, and a special defensive formula.
American League finalists:
Pitcher:
Los Angeles Angel Griffin Canning
Kansas City Royal Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royal Cole Ragans
Catcher:
Kansas City Royal Freddy Fermin
Seattle Mariner Cal Raleigh
Detroit Tiger Jake Rogers
First Base:
Texas Ranger Nathaniel Lowe
Baltimore Orioles Ryan Mountcastle
Minnesota Twin Carlos Santana
Second Base:
Cleveland Guardian Andres Gimenez
Chicago White Sox Nicky Lopez
Texas Ranger Marcus Semien
Third Base: Houston Astro Alex Bregman
Toronto Blue Jay Ernie Clement
Cleveland Guardian Jose Ramirez
Shortstop:
Cleveland Guardian Brayan Rocchio
New York Yankee Anthony Volpe
Kansas City Royal Bobby Witt Jr
Left Field:
Baltimore Orioles Colton Cowser
Cleveland Guardians Steven Kwan
New York Yankee Alex Verdugo
Center Field:
Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran
Houston Astro Jake Meyers
Toronto Blue Jay Daulton Varsho
Right Field:
Boston Red Sox Wilyer Abreu
Los Angeles Angel Jo Adell
New York Yankee Juan Soto
Utility Player:
Minnesota Twin Willi Castro
Houston Astro Mauricio Dubon
Seattle Mariner Dylan Moore
National League:
Pitcher:
Atlanta Brave Chris Sale
New York Met Luis Severino
Philadelphia Phillies Zack Wheeler
Catcher:
San Francisco Giant Patrick Bailey
Arizona Diamondback Gabriel Moreno
Los Angeles Dodger Will Smith
First Base:
Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper
Atlanta Brave Matt Olson
Arizona Diamondback Christian Walker
Second Base:
Arizona Diamondback Ketel Marte
Philadelphia Phillies Bryson Stott
Milwaukee Brewer Brice Turang
Third Base:
St Louis Cardinal Nolan Arenado
San Francisco Matt Chapman
Colorado Rockies Ryan McMahon
Shortstop:
Chicago Cub Dansby Swanson
Colorado Rockies Ezequiel Tovar
St Louis Cardinal Masyn Winn
Left Field:
Arizona Diamondback Lourdes Gurriel Jr
Chicago Cub Ian Happ
Philadelphia Phillies Brandon Marsh
Center Field:
Colorado Rockies Brenton Doyle
Milwaukee Brewer Blake Perkins
Washington National Jacob Young
Right Field:
Milwaukee Brewer Sal Frelick
Arizona Diamondback Jake McCarthy
San Francisco Giant Mike Yastrzemski
Utility Player:
St Louis Cardinal Brendan Donovan
os Angeles Dodger Kike Hernandez
Pittsburgh Pirate Jared Triolo