2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists Announced
By David Adler and Thomas Harrigan | 5 minutes ago
The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists have been announced by Rawlings, with winners to be revealed on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The finalists were unveiled on Wednesday afternoon.
This year, there are three finalists per league at each position, including the utility spot, which was introduced in 2022. The winners for the nine standard positions will be determined through a voting process by the 30 MLB managers and up to six coaches from each team. They will vote from a pool of players in their league, excluding players from their own team. The managers and coaches’ votes will account for 75% of the selection total, while the remaining 25% will come from the SABR Defensive Index.
However, for the utility position, Rawlings collaborated with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional voting process.
Here are the finalists for the 2023 Gold Glove Awards in the American League:
– PITCHER: José Berríos (TOR), Sonny Gray (MIN), Pablo López (MIN)
– CATCHER: Jonah Heim (TEX), Alejandro Kirk (TOR), Adley Rutschman (BAL)
– FIRST BASE: Nathaniel Lowe (TEX), Ryan Mountcastle (BAL), Anthony Rizzo (NYY)
– SECOND BASE: Mauricio Dubón (HOU), Andrés Giménez (CLE), Marcus Semien (TEX)
– THIRD BASE: Alex Bregman (HOU), Matt Chapman (TOR), José Ramírez (CLE)
– SHORTSTOP: Carlos Correa (MIN), Corey Seager (TEX), Anthony Volpe (NY)
– LEFT FIELD: Austin Hays (BAL), Steven Kwan (CLE), Daulton Varsho (TOR)
– CENTER FIELD: Kevin Kiermaier (TOR), Luis Robert Jr. (CWS), Julio Rodríguez (SEA)
– RIGHT FIELD: Adolis García (TEX), Kyle Tucker (HOU), Alex Verdugo (BOS)
– UTILITY: Mauricio Dubón (HOU), Zach McKinstry (DET), Taylor Walls (TB)
And here are the finalists for the 2023 Gold Glove Awards in the National League:
– PITCHER: Jesus Luzardo (MIA), Taijuan Walker (PHI), Zack Wheeler (PHI)
– CATCHER: Patrick Bailey (SF), Gabriel Moreno (AZ), JT Realmuto (PHI)
– FIRST BASE: Freddie Freeman (LAD), Carlos Santana (PIT/MIL), Christian Walker (AZ)
– SECOND BASE: Nico Hoerner (CHC), Ha-Seong Kim (SD), Bryson Stott (PHI)
– THIRD BASE: Ke’Bryan Hayes (PIT), Ryan McMahon (COL), Austin Riley (ATL)
– SHORTSTOP: Francisco Lindor (NYM), Dansby Swanson (CHC), Ezequiel Tovar (COL)
– LEFT FIELD: Ian Happ (CHC), David Peralta (LAD), Eddie Rosario (ATL)
– CENTER FIELD: Brenton Doyle (COL), Michael Harris II (ATL), Alec Thomas (AZ)
– RIGHT FIELD: Mookie Betts (LAD), Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD), Lane Thomas (WSH)
– UTILITY: Mookie Betts (LAD), Tommy Edman (STL), Ha-Seong Kim (SD)
Tune in to ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET to find out the winners of the 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards and see who will be recognized as the best defensive players in Major League Baseball.