2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Finalists Announced

ESPN to broadcast exclusive show unveiling Gold Glove winners Sunday, Nov. 7

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Oct 28, 2021, 15:30 ET

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced today the finalists for the 2021 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 "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcast on ESPN Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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While the award originated in 1957, Rawlings first began highlighting the top-three defenders at each position in 2011. The St. Louis Cardinals™ lead all teams this season with six finalists.

"This season was exciting for so many reasons, namely fans being back in the stands, and the 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists certainly contributed to the fun with their amazing defensive highlights," said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer for Rawlings. "This year's class of Gold Glove finalists is a great mix of young and veteran defensive stars, and we're anxiously awaiting the reveal of winners on Nov. 7 on ESPN."

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are selected by the managers of the 30 MLB teams and up to six of each team's respective coaches. Each manager and coach vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added a sabermetric component to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, as part of its collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). The SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers and coaches' vote continuing to carry the majority.

The 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists are:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Position	Player	Team
P	José Berríos	Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays
	Dallas Keuchel	Chicago White Sox
	Zack Greinke	Houston Astros
C	Martín Maldonado	Houston Astros
	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals
	Sean Murphy	Oakland Athletics
1B	Matt Olson	Oakland Athletics
	Jared Walsh	Los Angeles Angels
	Yuli Gurriel	Houston Astros
2B	Whit Merrifield	Kansas City Royals
	Marcus Semien	Toronto Blue Jays
	David Fletcher	Los Angeles Angels
3B	Matt Chapman	Oakland Athletics
	Joey Wendle	Tampa Bay Rays
	José Ramírez	Cleveland Indians
SS	Andrelton Simmons	Minnesota Twins
	J.P. Crawford	Seattle Mariners
	Carlos Correa	Houston Astros
LF	Randy Arozarena	Tampa Bay Rays
	Andrew Benintendi	Kansas City Royals
	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Toronto Blue Jays
CF	Myles Straw	Houston Astros/Cleveland Indians
	Kevin Kiermaier	Tampa Bay Rays
	Michael A. Taylor	Kansas City Royals
RF	Hunter Renfroe	Boston Red Sox
	Joey Gallo	Texas Rangers/New York Yankees
	Kyle Tucker	Houston Astros

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Position	Player	Team
P	Max Fried	Atlanta Braves
	Zack Wheeler	Philadelphia Phillies
	Zach Davies	Chicago Cubs
C	Jacob Stallings	Pittsburgh Pirates
	Yadier Molina	St. Louis Cardinals
	J.T. Realmuto	Philadelphia Phillies
1B	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves
	Paul Goldschmidt	St. Louis Cardinals
	Max Muncy	Los Angeles Dodgers
2B	Tommy Edman	St. Louis Cardinals
	Kolten Wong	Milwaukee Brewers
	Ozzie Albies	Atlanta Braves
3B	Nolan Arenado	St. Louis Cardinals
	Ryan McMahon	Colorado Rockies
	Manny Machado	San Diego Padres
SS	Francisco Lindor	New York Mets
	Kevin Newman	Pittsburgh Pirates
	Brandon Crawford	San Francisco Giants
LF	AJ Pollock	Los Angeles Dodgers
	David Peralta	Arizona Diamondbacks
	Tyler O'Neill	St. Louis Cardinals
CF	Jackie Bradley Jr.	Milwaukee Brewers
	Bryan Reynolds	Pittsburgh Pirates
	Harrison Bader	St. Louis Cardinals
RF	Mookie Betts	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Mike Yastrzemski	San Francisco Giants
	Adam Duvall	Miami Marlins/Atlanta Braves

The 2021 finalists include ten former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in the American League and 15 former winners in the National League.

Following the Rawlings Gold Glove Award televised announcement special on ESPN, Sunday Nov. 7, 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. 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET and will remain open until Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners, in addition to the Rawlings Team Defensive Award and Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award winners, will be unveiled exclusively on MLB Network's Emmy Award-winning "MLB Tonight" on Friday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. ET.

About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®
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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 Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA and the NAIA. The company is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.

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