Rawlings Baseball announced this Sunday the brand new 2024 Gold Glove winners of the Major Leagues in which Venezuelans Andres Gimenez (Cleveland Guardians), Ezequiel Tovar (Colorado Rockies) and Wilyer Abreu (Boston Red Sox) they achieved such distinction.
American League
As far as the Young Circuit is concerned, both Giménez and Abreu made their way to the best defensive team in the league, in which Giménez achieved his third consecutive Glove at second base, while Abreu obtained the first of his career as a ranger right.
Along with the Creoles, stars of the caliber of Cal Raleigh (C), Carlos Santana (1B), Alex Bregman (3B), Bobby Witt Jr. (SS), Steven Kwan (LF), Daulton Varsho (CF), Dylan Moore (UTIL) y Seth Lugo (P).
National League
On the other hand, in the Old Circuit, Tovar was the one who made the national tricolor stand out by winning the distinction that exalts him as the best shortstop in his league at 23 years of age. It is also the first of his career and arrives in his third harvest (second complete) within the Big Top.
The one from Maracay shone during the campaign alongside Patrick Bailey (C), Christian Walker (1B), Brice Turang (2B), Matt Chapman (3B), Ian Happ (LF), Brenton Doyle (CF), Sal Frelick (RF), Jared Triolo (UTIL) y Chris Sale (P).
To determine the winners in the nine traditional positions, the 30 managers of the Major League teams, and up to six coaches from each club, cast their votes, which constitutes 75% of the total election, while the Defensive Index of SABR account remaining 25%, as detailed by MLB
As for the utility position, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula to determine the best defensive performer.
With information from Unión Radio/EFE
