2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — The SABR Defensive Index (SDI) will be used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™, presented by SABR.
On Tuesday, Rawlings 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 ESPN Baseball Tonight broadcast at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 3.
Following the show, voting will begin online for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award, presented by SABR. A combination of the SABR Defensive Index and the national fan vote will determine who takes home the honor in each League. The final SABR Defensive Index rankings will be released at SABR.org/SDI on November 3, immediately following the ESPN broadcast. The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners will be unveiled at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Friday, November 8 in New York.
“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. “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 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® finalists are:
AL finalists
- P: Griffin Canning (LAA), Seth Lugo (KCR), Cole Ragans (KCR)
- C: Freddy Fermin (KCR), Cal Raleigh (SEA), Jake Rogers (DET)
- 1B: Nathaniel Lowe (TEX), Ryan Mountcastle (BAL), Carlos Santana (MIN)
- 2B: Andrés Giménez (CLE), Nicky Lopez (CHW), Marcus Semien (TEX)
- 3B: Alex Bregman (HOU), Ernie Clement (TOR), José Ramírez (CLE)
- SS: Brayan Rocchio (CLE), Anthony Volpe (NYY), Bobby Witt Jr. (KCR)
- LF: Colton Cowser (BAL), Steven Kwan (CLE), Alex Verdugo (NYY)
- CF: Jarren Duran (BOS), Jake Meyers (HOU), Daulton Varsho (TOR)
- RF: Wilyer Abreu (BOS), Jo Adell (LAA), Juan Soto (NYY)
- UTILITY: Willi Castro (MIN), Mauricio Dubón (HOU), Dylan Moore (SEA)
NL finalists
- P: Chris Sale (ATL), Luis Severino (NYM), Zack Wheeler (PHI)
- C: Patrick Bailey (SFG), Gabriel Moreno (ARI), Will Smith (LAD)
- 1B: Bryce Harper (PHI), Matt Olson (ATL), Christian Walker (ARI)
- 2B: Ketel Marte (ARI), Bryson Stott (PHI), Brice Turang (MIL)
- 3B: Nolan Arenado (STL), Matt Chapman (SFG), Ryan McMahon (COL)
- SS: Dansby Swanson (CHC), Ezequiel Tovar (COL), Masyn Winn (STL)
- LF: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (ARI), Ian Happ (CHC), Brandon Marsh (PHI)
- CF: Brenton Doyle (COL), Blake Perkins (MIL), Jacob Young (CF)
- RF: Sal Frelick (MIL), Jake McCarthy (ARI), Mike Yastrzemski (SFG)
- UTILITY: Brendan Donovan (STL), Kiké Hernandez (LAD), Jared Triolo (PIT)
To learn more about the SABR Defensive Index, visit SABR.org/SDI.
Originally published: October 15, 2024. Last Updated: October 15, 2024.