Rizzo, Wong, Sanchez Garner Gold Glove Awards
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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