2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Finalists Announced

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Oct 15, 2024, 11:45 ET

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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the finalists for the 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American League® and National League®. The winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition "Baseball Tonight" broadcast on ESPN Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award(R) Finalists Announced (PRNewsFoto/Rawlings Sporting Goods Company)

While the award originated in 1957, Rawlings first began highlighting the top-three defenders at each position as finalists in 2011. This season, the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals lead the AL with four finalists each, and the Arizona Diamondbacks top the NL with five finalists.

"The announcement of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists each year creates so much excitement for our brand and the sport of baseball, not to mention for the talented athletes that are selected as the top defenders at their respective positions," said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer of Rawlings. "We look forward to recognizing the winners of the highly coveted Rawlings Gold Glove Awards in a few weeks, but until then, we'll enjoy the banter amongst fans as to who is most deserving at each position."

To determine the winners of the 18 defensive position Awards, each team's manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which comprises 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. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings will select one utility winner from each League.

2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists – American League

Position	Player	Team
P	Cole Ragans	Kansas City Royals
	Seth Lugo	Kansas City Royals
	Griffin Canning	Los Angeles Angels

C	Freddy Fermin	Kansas City Royals
	Cal Raleigh	Seattle Mariners
	Jake Rogers	Detroit Tigers

1B	Ryan Mountcastle	Baltimore Orioles
	Nathaniel Lowe	Texas Rangers
	Carlos Santana	Minnesota Twins

2B	Nicky Lopez	Chicago White Sox
	Marcus Semien	Texas Rangers
	Andrés Giménez	Cleveland Guardians

3B	Ernie Clement	Toronto Blue Jays
	José Ramírez	Cleveland Guardians
	Alex Bregman	Houston Astros

SS	Bobby Witt Jr.	Kansas City Royals
	Anthony Volpe	New York Yankees
	Brayan Rocchio	Cleveland Guardians

LF	Alex Verdugo	New York Yankees
	Colton Cowser	Baltimore Orioles
	Steven Kwan	Cleveland Guardians

CF	Jarren Duran	Boston Red Sox
	Jake Meyers	Houston Astros
	Daulton Varsho	Toronto Blue Jays

RF	Wilyer Abreu	Boston Red Sox
	Juan Soto	New York Yankees
	Jo Adell	Los Angeles Angels

Util	Mauricio Dubón	Houston Astros
	Willi Castro	Minnesota Twins
	Dylan Moore	Seattle Mariners

2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists – National League

Position	Player	Team
P	Luis Severino	New York Mets
	Zack Wheeler	Philadelphia Phillies
	Chris Sale	Atlanta Braves

C	Patrick Bailey	San Francisco Giants
	Gabriel Moreno	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Will Smith	Los Angeles Dodgers

1B	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies
	Matt Olson	Atlanta Braves
	Christian Walker	Arizona Diamondbacks

2B	Ketel Marte	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Brice Turang	Milwaukee Brewers
	Bryson Stott	Philadelphia Phillies

3B	Nolan Arenado	St. Louis Cardinals
	Ryan McMahon	Colorado Rockies
	Matt Chapman	San Francisco Giants

SS	Masyn Winn	St. Louis Cardinals
	Dansby Swanson	Chicago Cubs
	Ezequiel Tovar	Colorado Rockies

LF	Ian Happ	Chicago Cubs
	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Brandon Marsh	Philadelphia Phillies

CF	Jacob Young	Washington Nationals
	Brenton Doyle	Colorado Rockies
	Blake Perkins	Milwaukee Brewers

RF	Jake McCarthy	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Sal Frelick	Milwaukee Brewers
	Mike Yastrzemski	San Francisco Giants

Util	Kiké Hernández	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Brendan Donovan	St. Louis Cardinals
	Jared Triolo	Pittsburgh Pirates

The 2024 finalists include seven former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in the American League and ten former winners in the National League.

Following the Rawlings Gold Glove Award televised announcement special on ESPN, Sunday, Nov. 3, fans can vote for their favorite defensive player in each league to determine who will be named the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™ winners. A combination of the national fan vote and the SDI will determine who takes home the honor.

Voting for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award presented by SABR will begin online at www.Rawlings.com on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 9:30 p.m. ET and will remain open until Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony in New York City, on Friday, Nov. 8.

About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®
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About Rawlings®
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