Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho won the American League Gold Glove, it was announced Sunday.
Varsho, 28, was brilliant all season in his second campaign with the Blue Jays, and his 29 total defensive runs recorded, according to FanGraphs, were by far the best among any defensive player in Major League Baseball.
Varsho made 76 starts in center field and 46 in left, adding another start in right field.
He made two errors in 327 chances for a .994 defensive percentage and added five assists.
This is the second consecutive year that a Blue Jays outfielder has won a Gold Glove, following Kevin Kiermaier in 2023.
Varsho becomes the sixth Blue Jays outfielder to win the award, joining Kiermaier, Vernon Wells (three times), Shawn Green, Devon White (five times) and Jesse Barfield (twice).
Chapman is a regular
Third baseman Matt Chapman of the San Francisco Giants won the fifth Gold Glove of his career.
A total of 14 players earned the honor for the first time, including shortstop Bobby Witt of the Kansas City Royals.
Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez and Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan earned the distinction for a third straight year, as did first baseman Christian Walker of the D’Backs and left fielder Ian Happ of the Cubs.
Rawlings announced the recipients on Sunday.
Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle won a Gold Glove for the second straight season.
In addition to Witt, the American players honored for the first time are pitcher Seth Lugo (Royals), catcher Cal Raleigh (Mariners), first baseman Carlos Santana (Twins), third baseman Alex Bregman (Astros), Varsho (Blue Jays), right fielder Wilyer Abreu (Red Sox) and handyman Dylan Moore (Mariners).
In the National, they are pitcher Chris Sale (Braves), catcher Patrick Bailey (Giants), second baseman Brice Turang and right fielder Sal Frelick (both Brewers), shortstop Ezequiel Tovar (Rockies) and handyman Jared Triolo (Pirates).
