2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Finalists Announced

PR Newswire · 10/15 15:45

ESPN to broadcast exclusive show unveiling Gold Glove winners Sunday, Nov. 3

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.

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®

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award® is a registered trademark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly identified as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated, or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration symbol and the Rawlings name is important to protect the integrity of the program and perpetuate this worthy tradition. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.

About Rawlings®

Established in 1887, Rawlings is an innovative leading global brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment, including gloves, balls, and protective headwear. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings.

Rawlings is the official glove, baseball, helmet and faceguard, and base of Major League Baseball, the official baseball of Minor League Baseball and the official baseball and softball of the NCAA and NAIA, and the official softball of the NJCAA. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.

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