2024 Gold Glove Award winners: Bobby Witt Jr., Carlos Santana among 14 first-time honorees

This year’s group of Gold Glove Award winners featured 14 first-time recipients, including Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., Houston Astros 3rd baseman Alex Bregman and Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana.

The different first-time winners are Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and utilityman Dylan Moore, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo, Milwaukee Brewers 2nd baseman Brice Turang and correct fielder Sal Frelick, San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey, Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale, Pittsburgh Pirates inferior man Jared Triolo, Red Sox correct fielder Wilyer Abreu, Toronto Blue Jays halfway fielder Daulton Varsho and Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar.

Tovar, 23, is the youngest Gold Glove-winning shortstop successful National League history.

The 2022 play besides had 14 first-time winners. That was besides the first twelvemonth inferior players were added to the database of Gold Glove recipients.

Among this year’s winners pinch aggregate Gold Glove honors, Giants 3rd baseman Matt Chapman earned his 5th to lead the list. He is only the 5th progressive MLB subordinate to gain the grant five-plus times and joins the St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado (10), the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts (six), the Royals’ Salvador Perez (five) and the Astros’ Jason Heyward (five) successful the elite group.

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker, Chicago Cubs near fielder Ian Happ, Guardians near fielder Steven Kwan and Guardians 2nd baseman Andrés Giménez each won their 3rd Gold Gloves.

American League winners

• First base: Carlos Santana, Minnesota Twins
• Second base: Andrés Giménez, Cleveland Guardians
• Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
• Third base: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
• Pitcher: Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals
• Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
• Right field: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
• Center field: Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays
• Left field: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
• Utility: Dylan Moore, Seattle Mariners

National League winners

• First base: Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Second base: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
• Shortstop: Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies
• Third base: Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
• Pitcher: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
• Catcher: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
• Right field: Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers
• Center field: Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies
• Left field: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
• Utility: Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates

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(Photo of Bobby Witt Jr.: Peter Aiken / Imagn Images)

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