Gold Glove nominees were announced on Thursday afternoon, with Rawlings taking advantage of the World Series offseason to remind everyone of all the talented fielders worthy of being honored this year. The winners will be announced in a few weeks once the postseason is wrapped up and we’re looking towards the free agency frenzy, so for now we can debate who belongs here
Here are your 2018 Gold Glove finalists
The Red Sox and Braves top the list of nominees with five finalists each.
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One World Series team had five nominees, with the entire Red Sox outfield nominated (which is not remotely surprising) plus a pair of infielders as well. The other team in the Fall Classic had none, with the Dodgers getting nary a mention on this list.
Other teams topping the list of nominees include the Braves with five, the Indians, A’s, and Brewers with four, and the Astros, Angels, Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Cubs with three nominees a piece.
Below, a full list of finalists across both leagues.
American League
Pitchers
Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
Catcher
Yan Gomes, Cleveland Indians
Martín Maldonado, Houston Astros
Salvador Pérez, Kansas City Royals,
1B
Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays
Matt Olson, Oakland A’s
Mitch Moreland, Boston Red Sox
2B
Jed Lowrie, Oakland A’s
Ian Kinsler, Boston Red Sox
3B
Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
José Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
Matt Chapman, Oakland A’s
SS
Marcus Semien, Oakland A’s
Andrelton Simmons, LA Angels
Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians
LF
Brett Gardner, New York Yankees
Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox
CF
Mike Trout, LA Angels
Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston Red Sox
RF
Kole Calhoun, LA Angels
Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
National League
Pitchers
Julio Teherán, Atlanta Braves
Zack Grienke, Arizona Diamondbacks
Catchers
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
Manny Piña, Milwaukee Brewers
1B
Freddie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
2B
DL LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
Javier Baéz, Chicago Cubs
3B
Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
Travis Shaw, Milwaukee Brewers
SS
Freddy Galvis, San Diego Padres
Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
Nick Ahmed, Arizona Diamondbacks
LF
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
Adam Duvall, Atlanta Braves
CF
Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Brewers
Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves
RF
Jon Jay, Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Heyward, Chicago Cubs
Nick Markakis, Atlanta Braves
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