{"id":56976,"date":"2022-11-01T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=56976"},"modified":"2022-11-01T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:33:41","slug":"gold-glove-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/11\/01\/gold-glove-award-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Wins First Gold Glove Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-block-container\">All-Star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for AL first basemen. He&#8217;s one of 14 first-time winners who put up excellent defensive seasons. The 23-year-old finished ahead Minnestoa&#8217;s Luis Arraez and New York&#8217;s Anthony Rizzo to claim the award. Jos\u00e9 Berrios, Matt Chapman, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Whit Merrifield <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/10\/24\/1992-world-series-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">were finalists<\/a> in their respective positions. However, Guerrero was the only winner out of the four other <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/10\/24\/1992-world-series-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good as GOLD \ud83e\udd47<\/p>\n<p>Vladdy wins his FIRST <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoldGlove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoldGlove<\/a> Award! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwe6Zo4Ewv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vwe6Zo4Ewv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1587553312865386497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">The Gold Glove Award is handed out annually to the best defender at each position in both leagues. Per the guidelines, managers and coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">Guerrero has been playing first base since July 2020, and it didn&#8217;t take long for him to make a statement in that position. He came up through the minor league system as a third baseman, but a not-so-good one. Despite having a strong arm, he struggled with mechanics and footwork at third. During his rookie year, his 17 errors and -20 outs above average ranked last among all third basemen. Guerrero has continued to make strong strides since playing the position. He&#8217;s shown fantastic flexibility and agility to become the first player in Blue Jays history to win a Gold Glove at first base.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-block-container\">His win this year should be considered well-deserved and a bit of an upset. Arraez did finish one above Guerrero with four defensive runs saved and five points better in OAA. Altogether, it didn&#8217;t stop the popular star from winning it, who committed 948 putouts, 10 errors and 80 double plays.<\/p>\n<h2>Gold Glove Winners<\/h2>\n<h3>American League<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pitcher: <strong>Shane Bieber<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Catcher: <strong>Jose Trevino<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First base: <strong>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second base: Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shortstop: Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Third base: Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Left field: <strong>Steven Kwan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Center field: <strong>Myles Straw<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Right field: <strong>Kyle Tucker<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Utility: <strong>DJ LeMahieu<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>National League<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pitcher: <strong>Max Fried<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Catcher: <strong>J.T. Realmuto<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First base: <strong>Christian Walker<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second base: <strong>Brendan Rodgers<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shortstop: <strong>Dansby Swanson<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Third base: <strong>Nolan Arenado<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Left field: <strong>Ian Happ<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Center field: <strong>Trent Grisham<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Right field: <strong>Mookie Betts<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Utility: <strong>Brendan Donovan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rFJGdMqDTj5xkws0TYFq-w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1421990810\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rFJGdMqDTj5xkws0TYFq-w',sig:'E9jy26DX5PhexYLTVjfI_WW0BYY6iVxCiA2HfzXnRqM=',w:'594px',h:'393px',items:'1421990810',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Players mentioned:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/guerrvl02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arraelu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Arraez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rizzoan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Rizzo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/berrijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Berrios<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Chapman<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bradlja02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackie Bradley Jr.<\/a><\/strong> , <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/merriwh01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whit Merrifield<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/biebesh01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane Bieber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/trevijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Trevino<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gimenan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/penaje02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/u\/uriasra01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kwanst01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Kwan<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/strawmy01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myles Straw<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemahdj01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ LeMahieu<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/friedma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Fried<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/realmjt01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodgebr02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Rodgers<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/swansda01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dansby Swanson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arenano01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nolan Arenado<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/happia01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Happ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grishtr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Grisham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/donovbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Donovan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for AL first basemen. He&#8217;s one of 14 first-time winners who put up excellent defensive seasons. The 23-year-old finished ahead Minnestoa&#8217;s Luis Arraez and New York&#8217;s Anthony Rizzo to claim the award. Jos\u00e9 Berrios, Matt Chapman, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Whit Merrifield were finalists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":56977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,1071,35],"tags":[67,5805,546,1043,3384,1913,640,1651],"class_list":["post-56976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bluejays","category-featured","category-mlb","category-news","tag-anthony-rizzo","tag-gold-glove-award","tag-jackie-bradley-jr","tag-jose-berrios","tag-luis-arraez","tag-matt-chapman","tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr","tag-whit-merrifield"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}