Rizzo, Wong, Sanchez Garner Gold Glove Awards

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Published on November 4 2019 6:30 am
Last Updated on November 4 2019 12:18 pm

Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado won his seventh straight Gold Glove Award. Arenado has won the award in every season of his career and only Baltimore Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, who won 16 Gold Gloves in a row from 1960 to '75, and Mike Schmidt, who won 10, have more consecutive wins than Arenado.

The Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo won at first base while St. Louis Cardinals' Kolten Wong won at second base.

In the American League, Chicago White Sox' Yolmer Sanchez won at second base.

Gold Glove award winners in the National League were:

Anthony Rizzo (Chicago Cubs), first base

Kolten Wong (St. Louis Cardinals), second base

Nolan Arenado (Colorado Rockies), third base

Zack Greinke (Arizona Diamondbacks), pitcher

J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies), catcher

Nick Ahmed (Arizona Diamondbacks), shortstop

David Peralta (Arizona Diamondbacks), left field

Lorenzo Cain (Milwaukee Brewers), centerfield

Cody Bellinger (Los Angeles Dodgers), right field

American League winners were:

Yolmer Sanchez (Chicago White Sox), second base

Mike Leak (Seattle Mariners), pitcher

Roberto Perez (Cleveland Indians), catcher

Matt Olson (Oakland Athletics), first base

Matt Chapman (Oakland Athletics), third base

Francisco Lindor (Cleveland Indians), shortsstop

Alex Gordon (Kansas City Royals), left field

Kevin Kiermaier (Tampa Bay Rays), center field

Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox), right field

 

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