by Rowan Kavner
Mookie Betts, Max Muncy and AJ Pollock are Gold Glove Award finalists.
The winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, honoring the best individual fielders at each position in each league, will be revealed Nov. 7 on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Betts, a five-time Gold Glove Award winner and the Dodgers’ lone Gold Glove winner last season, is a candidate in right field along with Atlanta’s Adam Duvall and San Francisco’s Mike Yastrzemski.
Pollock is a candidate in left field along with St. Louis’ Tyler O’Neill and Arizona’s David Peralta. Pollock previously won a Gold Glove Award in 2015, which was his lone All-Star season.
Muncy, who ranked first among qualified NL first basemen in FanGraphs’ ultimate zone rating per 150 games — which measures the number of runs a fielder saved —and Statcast’s Outs Above Average, is nominated with Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman and St. Louis’ Paul Goldschmidt. Muncy hasn’t won a Gold Glove Award before.
Below are the nominees.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PITCHER
Zach Davies, Cubs
Max Fried, Braves
Zack Wheeler, Phillies
CATCHER
Yadier Molina, Cardinals
J.T. Realmuto, Phillies
Jacob Stallings, Pirates
FIRST BASE
Freddie Freeman, Braves
Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals
Max Muncy, Dodgers
SECOND BASE
Ozzie Albies, Braves
Tommy Edman, Cardinals
Kolten Wong, Brewers
THIRD BASE
Nolan Arenado, Cardinals
Manny Machado, Padres
Ryan McMahon, Rockies
SHORTSTOP
Brandon Crawford, Giants
Francisco Lindor, Mets
Kevin Newman, Pirates
LEFT FIELD
Tyler O’Neill, Cardinals
David Peralta, D-backs
AJ Pollock, Dodgers
CENTER FIELD
Harrison Bader, Cardinals
Bryan Reynolds, Pirates
Jackie Bradley Jr., Brewers
RIGHT FIELD
Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Adam Duvall, Braves
Mike Yastrzemski, Giants
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PITCHER
José Berríos, Blue Jays
Zack Greinke, Astros
Dallas Keuchel, White Sox
CATCHER
Martín Maldonado, Astros
Sean Murphy, A’s
Salvador Perez, Royals
FIRST BASE
Yuli Gurriel, Astros
Matt Olson, A’s
Jared Walsh, Angels
SECOND BASE
David Fletcher, Angels
Whit Merrifield, Royals
Marcus Semien, Blue Jays
THIRD BASE
Matt Chapman, A’s
José Ramírez, Indians
Joey Wendle, Rays
SHORTSTOP
Carlos Correa, Astros
J.P. Crawford, Mariners
Andrelton Simmons, Twins
LEFT FIELD
Randy Arozarena, Rays
Andrew Benintendi, Royals
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Blue Jays
CENTER FIELD
Kevin Kiermaier, Rays
Myles Straw, Indians
Michael A. Taylor, Royals
RIGHT FIELD
Hunter Renfroe, Red Sox
Kyle Tucker, Astros
Joey Gallo, Yankees
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