I stopped caring about the Gold Glove awards sometime between designated hitter Rafael Palmeiro winning one as a “first baseman” and Derek Jeter winning five as a “shortstop” but MLB has announced three (or four) finalists per league at each position and here they are:
(Note: Coaches and managers vote for the Gold Glove award and the winners will be announced tomorrow night.)
American League:
C – Alex Avila, Russell Martin, A.J. Pierzynski, Matt Wieters
1B – Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Teixeira, Eric Hosmer
2B – Dustin Ackley, Robinson Cano, Dustin Pedroia
3B – Adrian Beltre, Brandon Inge, Mike Moustakas
SS – Elvis Andrus, J.J. Hardy, Brendan Ryan
LF – Alex Gordon, Desmond Jennings, David Murphy
CF – Austin Jackson, Adam Jones, Mike Trout
RF – Shin-Soo Choo, Jeff Francoeur, Josh Reddick
P – Jeremy Hellickson, Jake Peavy, C.J. Wilson
National League:
C – Yadier Molina, Miguel Montero, Carlos Ruiz
1B – Freddie Freeman, Adam LaRoche, Joey Votto
2B – Darwin Barney, Aaron Hill, Brandon Phillips
3B – Chase Headley, Aramis Ramirez, David Wright
SS – Zack Cozart, Ian Desmond, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins
LF – Ryan Braun, Carlos Gonzalez, Martin Prado
CF – Michael Bourn, Andrew McCutchen, Drew Stubbs
RF – Jay Bruce, Andre Ethier, Jason Heyward
P – Bronson Arroyo, Mark Buehrle, Clayton Kershaw
Commence arguing, I guess.
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