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Three Guardians In Line For Consecutive Gold Glove Awards

Andrés Giménez, Steven Kwan, Myles Straw each put together strong defensive seasons worthy of a second consecutive Gold Glove.
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Three Guardians In Line For Consecutive Gold Glove Awards
Three Guardians In Line For Consecutive Gold Glove Awards

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In 2022, the Cleveland Guardians had four Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners: Andrés Giménez, Steven Kwan, Myles Straw, and Shane Bieber. Three of these players lived up to their strong defensive billing once again in 2023.

Here are Cleveland’s three candidates to win back-to-back Gold Gloves:

Andrés Giménez

Fresh off of an All-Star and Gold Glove season in 2022, Giménez signed a long-term contract extension just before Opening Day.

Defensively, this investment did not disappoint in 2023. According to FanGraphs, the second baseman led all MLB players in assists (401), and all AL players in total defensive runs saved (23).

The 25-year-old also ranked second among MLB second basemen in putouts (259), and second among AL second basemen in innings played (1,308.0).

Steven Kwan

After winning a Gold Glove his rookie year a season ago, the second-year left fielder had another stellar defensive campaign.

According to FanGraphs, Kwan led MLB left fielders in total defensive runs saved (15), putouts (344) and innings played (1,352.0), while leading AL left fielders in assists (10) and games played (153).

He also tied for second among MLB left fielders in double plays started (2).

Myles Straw

Also looking to defend his 2022 AL Gold Glove, the soon-to-be 29-year-old was a defensive staple in Cleveland’s outfield.

According to FanGraphs, Straw was the only qualified MLB center fielder, and one of just five qualified MLB players, to have a perfect fielding percentage. He also ranked second among AL center fielders in assists (6).

Last year’s Gold Glove winners were announced on November 1st, 2022. In this case, Giménez, Kwan, and Straw will find out if they will take home back-to-back Gold Gloves at some point soon.

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Logan Potosky
LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster who, to date, has called approximately 350+ hours of professional, college, and high school sporting events. He 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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