On Thursday, Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2018 Gold Glove awards. Each position has three finalists, with the winner being decided on a vote by managers and coaches. Voters are not allowed to pick their own players. Rawlings has also introduced a statistical aspect to the process in recent years. The winners will be announced at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Below are the finalists with each player's career Gold Glove total in parentheses:
American League
Pitcher
- Dallas Keuchel, Astros (3)
- Corey Kluber, Indians (0)
- Masahiro Tanaka, Yankees (0)
Catcher
- Yan Gomes, Indians (0)
- Martin Maldonado, Astros (1)
- Salvador Perez, Royals (4)
First Base
- Mitch Moreland, Red Sox (1)
- Matt Olson, Athletics (0)
- Justin Smoak, Blue Jays (0)
Second Base
- Ian Kinsler, Red Sox (1)
- Jed Lowrie, Athletics (0)
- Rougned Odor, Rangers (0)
Shortstop
- Francisco Lindor, Indians (1)
- Marcus Semien, Athletics (0)
- Andrelton Simmons, Angels (3)
Third Base
- Alex Bregman, Astros (0)
- Matt Chapman, Athletics (0)
- Jose Ramirez, Indians (0)
Left Field
- Andrew Benintendi, Red Sox (0)
- Brett Gardner, Yankees (1)
- Alex Gordon, Royals (5)
Center Field
- Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox (0)
- Adam Engel, White Sox (0)
- Mike Trout, Angels (0)
Right Field
- Mookie Betts, Red Sox (2)
- Kole Calhoun, Angels (1)
- Aaron Judge, Yankees (0)
National League
Pitcher
- Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks (4)
- Clayton Richard, Padres (0)
- Julio Teheran, Braves (0)
Catcher
- Yadier Molina, Cardinals (8)
- Manny Pina, Brewers (0)
- Buster Posey, Giants (1)
First Base
- Freddie Freeman, Braves (0)
- Anthony Rizzo, Cubs (1)
- Joey Votto, Reds (1)
Second Base
- Javier Baez, Cubs (0)
- DJ LeMahieu, Rockies (2)
- Kolten Wong, Cardinals (0)
Shortstop
- Nick Ahmed, Diamondbacks (0)
- Brandon Crawford, Giants (3)
- Freddy Galvis, Padres (0)
Third Base
- Nolan Arenado, Rockies (5)
- Anthony Rendon, Nationals (0)
- Travis Shaw, Brewers (0)
Left Field
- Corey Dickerson, Pirates (0)
- Adam Duvall, Reds (0)
- Christian Yelich, Brewers (1)
Center Field
- Lorenzo Cain, Brewers (0)
- Billy Hamilton, Reds (0)
- Ender Inciarte, Braves (2)
Right Field
- Jason Heyward, Cubs (5)
- Jon Jay, Diamondbacks (0)
- Nick Markakis, Braves (2)
Remember: 1. The voting is already done and 2. The postseason was not considered during the process. This announcement is just a means of getting people to pay attention to the awards on a day without World Series action.
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