● Golden Gloves - The Cleveland Guardians, three names on this season’s finalists list. ● SUNDAY NOV. 5. ● And complete AL & NL finalists lists.

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◆  Three Guardians Named 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists  ◆

Cleveland's Andrés Giménez, José Ramírez, and Steven Kwan were each named a 2023 Gold Glove finalist for their respective positions in the American League.

LOGAN POTOSKY.   OCT 18, 2023.   4:23 PM EDT

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

Rawlings announced their 2023 MLB Gold Glove Award finalists on Wednesday afternoon and it appears the Guardians have several contenders once more.

After winning four Gold Gloves a season ago, the Cleveland Guardians have three names on this season’s finalists list.

Second baseman Andrés Giménez, third baseman José Ramírez, and left fielder Steven Kwan were each named an American League finalist for their respective positions. Let's take a look at why each Guardian is a great candidate this year.

■  Andrés Giménez
This marks Giménez’s second consecutive season being named a Gold Glove finalist. Joining him as AL second baseman finalists are Mauricio Dubón of the Houston Astros, and Marcus Semien of the Texas Rangers. 

Cleveland’s second baseman led MLB with 401 assists, and the American League with 23 defensive runs saved, per FanGraphs. He seeks his second straight Gold Glove.

■  José Ramírez
This marks Ramírez’s fourth time being named a Gold Glove finalist (also named in 2017, 2018, and 2021). Joining him as AL third baseman finalists are Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros, and Matt Chapman of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Sep 11, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park.

In his 11th MLB season, the 31-year-old put together a strong defensive campaign. Per FanGraphs, among AL third basemen, Ramírez finished fifth in innings played (1,105.0) and putouts (84), while ranking top-10 in assists (220) and double plays started (13). He seeks his first career Gold Glove.

■  Steven Kwan
This marks Kwan’s second straight year being named a Gold Glove finalist. Joining him as AL left fielder finalists are Austin Hays of the Baltimore Orioles, and Daulton Varsho of the Toronto Blue Jays.

▪︎ Per FanGraphs   Kwan led MLB left fielders in total defensive runs saved (15), putouts (344), and innings played (1,352.0). He also led AL left fielders in assists (10). The 26-year-old seeks his second straight Gold Glove.

●  This year’s Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners will be announced on Sunday November 5th at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.”

BY LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is currently the play-by-play broadcaster for the Lake County Captains, the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He graduated from John Carroll University in May of 2023 with a degree in Communication, with a concentration in Digital Media, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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Three Guardians Named 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists

Cleveland's Andrés Giménez, José Ramírez, and Steven Kwan were each named a 2023 Gold Glove finalist for their respective positions in the American League.

• LOGAN POTOSKY
• OCT 18, 2023 4:23 PM EDT

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~        Everything that you want to know about the   2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award   Finalists. 

AL Central  -    Cleveland  - 3     Minnesota  - 3     CWS - 1.    Detroit  - 1.      KC - 0

Most finalists  -  Tampa Bay  and Texas - 5 each.

The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists are:

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Position	Player	Team
P	José Berríos	Toronto Blue Jays
	Pablo López	Minnesota Twins *
	Sonny Gray	Minnesota Twins *
C	Adley Rutschman	Baltimore Orioles
	Jonah Heim	Texas Rangers
	Alejandro Kirk	Toronto Blue Jays
1B	Anthony Rizzo	New York Yankees
	Nathaniel Lowe	Texas Rangers
	Ryan Mountcastle	Baltimore Orioles
2B	Mauricio Dubón	Houston Astros
	Marcus Semien	Texas Rangers
	* Andrés Giménez	* Cleveland Guardians
3B	Matt Chapman	Toronto Blue Jays
	* José Ramírez	* Cleveland Guardians
	Alex Bregman	Houston Astros
SS	Anthony Volpe	New York Yankees
	Corey Seager	Texas Rangers
	Carlos Correa	Minnesota Twins *
LF	Austin Hays	Baltimore Orioles
	Daulton Varsho	Toronto Blue Jays
	* Steven Kwan	* Cleveland Guardians
CF	Julio Rodríguez	Seattle Mariners
	Kevin Kiermaier	Toronto Blue Jays
	Luis Robert Jr.	Chicago White Sox *
RF	Kyle Tucker	Houston Astros
	Adolis García	Texas Rangers
	Alex Verdugo	Boston Red Sox
UT	Mauricio Dubón	Houston Astros
	Zach McKinstry	Detroit Tigers *
	Taylor Walls	Tampa Bay Rays

NATIONAL LEAGUEñ
Position	Player	Team
P	Jesús Luzardo	Miami Marlins
	Zack Wheeler	Philadelphia Phillies
	Taijuan Walker	Philadelphia Phillies
C	Patrick Bailey	San Francisco Giants
	Gabriel Moreno	Arizona Diamondbacks
	J.T. Realmuto	Philadelphia Phillies
1B	Carlos Santana	Milwaukee Brewers
	Freddie Freeman	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Christian Walker	Arizona Diamondbacks
2B	Ha-Seong Kim	San Diego Padres
	Nico Hoerner	Chicago Cubs
	Bryson Stott	Philadelphia Phillies
3B	Austin Riley	Atlanta Braves
	Ryan McMahon	Colorado Rockies
	Ke'Bryan Hayes	Pittsburgh Pirates
SS	Francisco Lindor	New York Mets
	Dansby Swanson	Chicago Cubs
	Ezequiel Tovar	Colorado Rockies
LF	Ian Happ	Chicago Cubs
	David Peralta	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Eddie Rosario	Atlanta Braves
CF	Brenton Doyle	Colorado Rockies
	Michael Harris II	Atlanta Braves
	Alek Thomas	Arizona Diamondbacks
RF	Mookie Betts	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Fernando Tatis Jr.	San Diego Padres
	Lane Thomas	Washington Nationals
UT	Ha-Seong Kim	San Diego Padres
	Tommy Edman	St. Louis Cardinals
	Mookie Betts	Los Angeles Dodgers

The 2023 finalists include nine former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in the American League and eight former winners in the National League.

Following the Rawlings Gold Glove Award televised announcement special on ESPN, Sunday, Nov. 5, 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. 5, at 8:30 p.m. ET and will remain open until Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony in New York City, on Friday, Nov. 10.

About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award^®
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award^® is a registered trademark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly identified as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated, or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration symbol and the Rawlings name is important to protect the integrity of the program and perpetuate this worthy tradition. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.

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 Glove, Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Base 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.

Edited October 21, 2023 by mjp28
Updated by AL Central players.

[Dutch Oven]

I think Gimenez could win again for sure.

I also think he remains at second, but I'm not sure what they will do at short. Arias, Rocchio and Freeman are three young guys, none of which grabbed the open job after it became available. 

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On 10/21/2023 at 10:40 PM, Dutch Oven said:

I think Gimenez could win again for sure.

I also think he remains at second, but I'm not sure what they will do at short. Arias, Rocchio and Freeman are three young guys, none of which grabbed the open job after it became available. 

▪︎. And i think the Guardians  Steven Kwan  should win his   "second"   consecutive Rawlings Golden Glove award.   He certainly has the MLB and AL records and numbers to prove it.   Congratulations Steven on another magnificent  LF  season for the  Cleveland GUARDIANS  and our fans and organizaton.