(St. Louis) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman and center field teammate Kevin Kiermaier won their fourth career Gold Glove 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 the Chicago Cubs.
Thirteen players 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 respectively recognized at shortstop in the American and center field in the National.
Other American players to sign include catcher Jonah Heim, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and right fielder Adolis Garcia, all from the Rangers, as well as Houston Astros handyman Mauricio Dubon. on their first Gold Glove.
In the Nationals, Fernando Tatis Jr. (right fielder) and Ha-Seong Kim (handyman), 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 base) of the Pittsburgh Pirates saw their defensive efforts rewarded for the first time.
Hayes ended the streak of Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals 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 in a row. He was among the finalists in right field and in the do-it-all role after playing 107 games in right, 70 at second base and 16 at shortstop.
Second baseman Andres Gimenez and left fielder Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians earned 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.