2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® Finalists Announced

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (October 15, 2024) – Rawlings Sporting Goods announced the finalists for the 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, honoring the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American League® and National League®. The winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition “Baseball Tonight” broadcast on ESPN on November 3, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

While the award originated in 1957, Rawlings first began highlighting the top-three defenders at each position as finalists in 2011. This season, the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals lead the AL with four finalists each, and the Arizona Diamondbacks top the NL with five finalists.  

“The announcement of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists each year creates so much excitement for our brand and the sport of baseball, not to mention for the talented athletes that are selected as the top defenders at their respective positions,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer of Rawlings and Class of 2024 Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame inductee. “We look forward to recognizing the winners of the highly coveted Rawlings Gold Glove Awards in a few weeks, but until then, we’ll enjoy the banter amongst fans as to who is most deserving at each position.”

To determine the winners of the 18 defensive position Awards, each team’s manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers’ and coaches’ votes continuing to carry the majority.

To identify the utility Award winners, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional selection process for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award position winners. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings will select one utility winner from each League.

The 2024 finalists include seven former Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in the American League and ten former winners in the National League.

Following the Rawlings Gold Glove Award televised announcement special on ESPN on November 3, 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 November 3, at 9:30 p.m. ET and will remain open until November 7, 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 November 8.

AMERICAN LEAGUE FINALISTS

P – Cole Ragans (Kansas City), Seth Lugo (Kansas City), Griffin Canning (Los Angeles Angels)
C – Freddy Fermin (Kansas City), Cal Raleigh (Seattle), Jake Rogers (Detroit)
1B – Ryan Mountcastle (Baltimore), Nathaniel Lowe (Texas), Carlos Santana (Minnesota)
2B – Nicky Lopez (Chicago White Sox), Marcus Semien (Texas), Andres Gimenez (Cleveland)
3B – Ernie Clement (Toronto), Jose Ramirez (Cleveland), Alex Bregman (Houston)
SS – Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City), Anthony Volpe (New York Yankees), Brayan Rocchio (Cleveland)
LF – Alex Verdugo (New York Yankees), Colton Cowser (Baltimore), Steven Kwan (Cleveland)
CF – Jarren Duran (Boston), Jake Meyers (Houston), Daulton Varsho (Toronto)
RF – Wilyer Abreu (Boston), Juan Soto (New York Yankees), Jo Adell (Los Angeles Angels)
Utility – Mauricio Dubon (Houston), Willi Castro (Minnesota), Dylan Moore (Seattle)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FINALISTS

P – Luis Severino (New York Mets), Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia), Chris Sale (Atlanta)
C – Patrick Bailey (San Francisco), Gabriel Moreno (Arizona), Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1B – Bryce Harper (Philadelphia), Matt Olson (Atlanta), Christian Walker (Arizona)
2B – Ketel Marte (Arizona), Brice Turang (Milwaukee), Bryson Stott (Philadelphia)
3B – Nolan Arenado (St. Louis), Ryan McMahon (Colorado), Matt Chapman (San Francisco)
SS – Masyn Winn (St. Louis), Dansby Swanson (Chicago Cubs), Ezequiel Tovar (Colorado)
LF – Ian Happ (Chicago Cubs), Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (Arizona), Brandon Marsh (Philadelphia)
CF – Jacob Young (Washington), Brenton Doyle (Colorado), Blake Perkins (Milwaukee)
RF – Jake McCarthy (Arizona), Sal Frelick (Milwaukee), Mike Yastrzemski (San Francisco)
Utility – Kike Hernandez (Los Angeles Angels), Brendan Donovan (St, Louis), Jared Triolo (Pittsburg)

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.