Six Latino Players Among the 2023 MLB Gold Glove Award Winners

The Major League Baseball (MLB) announced this Sunday to the Gold Glove award winners for the 2023 seasonwhere 6 Latinos were among those awarded as the best defenders of the big tent.

In this edition there was 13 players who won the award for the first timethe second highest amount since the award was established in 1957. This mark was only surpassed by the 14 that were obtained in 2022, the year in which the category was established for utilities.

Latin America strengthens its presence

Two rookies win the Gold Glove, one in each league. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it is the third time in the history of the award that multiple rookies have won (also two in 2020 and three in 2022).

According to what was mentioned by Elias Sports Bureau, it is the third time in the history of the award that multiple rookies have won (2020 2022 and 2023). This season there was one winning recruit in each league.

The portal of MLB in Spanish revealed that the winners are chosen by vote of the 30 managers of Major League teams and up to 6 coaches from each team issue their evaluations, as long as they are not made in favor of players from their same team. These votes are 75% of the selection, while the evaluation SABR Defensive Index has the other 25 percent of the designation.

Winners in the American League

Pitcher: If Berros

Catcher: Jonah Heim

First base: Nathaniel Lowe

Second base: Andrs Gimnez

Third base: Matt Chapman

Campocorto: Anthony Volpe

Left gardener: Steven Kwan

Center fielder: Kevin Kiermaier

Right fielder: Adolis Garca

Utility: Mauricio Dubn

Winners in the National League

Pitcher: Zack Wheeler

Catcher: Gabriel Moreno

First base: Christian Walker

Second base: Nico Hoerner

Third base: Ke’Bryan Hayes

Campocorto: Dansby Swanson

Left gardener: Ian Happ

Center fielder: Brenton Doyle

Right fielder: Fernando Tats Jr.

Utility: Ha-Seong Kim

2023-11-06 05:31:07
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