Another baseball season is coming to an end and it is time to reward those players for their high level of play during the season. Gold Gloves are given to players who flashed the leather and helped their team while they were on the field. These players are usually a pitcher’s favorite as they are responsible for not giving up runs.
Starting with the National League, here are the finalists broken down by position:
Catcher:
AJ Ellis [Los Angeles Dodgers]
Russell Martin [Pittsburgh Pirates]
Yadier Molina [St. Louis Cardinals]
First Baseman:
Paul Goldschmidt [Arizona Cardinals]
Adrian Gonzalez [Los Angeles Dodgers]
Anthony Rizzo [Chicago Cubs]
Second Baseman:
Brandon Phillips [Cincinnati Reds]
Darwin Barney [Chicago Cubs]
Mark Ellis [Los Angeles Dodgers]
Shortstop:
Troy Tulowitzki [Colorado Rockies]
Andrelton Simmons [Atlanta Braves]
Ian Desmond [Washington Nationals]
Third Baseman:
David Wright [New York Mets]
Juan Uribe [Los Angeles Dodgers]
Nolan Arenado [Colorado Rockies]
Left Field
Eric Young Jr. [New York Mets]
Carlos Gonzalez [Colorado Rockies]
Starling Marte [Pittsburgh Pirates]
Center Field
Andrew McCutchen [Pittsburgh Pirates]
Denard Span [Washington Nationals]
Carlos Gomez [Milwaukee Brewers]
Right Field
Jason Heyward [Atlanta Braves]
Jay Bruce [Cincinnati Reds]
Gerardo Parra [Arizona Diamondbacks]
Pitcher
Zack Greinke [Los Angeles Dodgers]
Adam Wainwright [St. Louis Cardinals]
Patrick Corbin [Arizona Diamondbacks]
Now for the American League….
Catcher
Matt Wieters [Baltimore Orioles]
Joe Mauer [Minnesota Twins]
Salvador Perez [Kansas City Royals]
First Baseman
James Loney [Tampa Bay Rays]
Chris Davis [Baltimore Orioles]
Eric Hosmer [Kansas City Royals]
Second Baseman
Robinson Cano [New York Yankees]
Ben Zobrist [Tampa Bay Rays]
Dustin Pedroia [Boston Red Sox]
Shortstop
J.J. Hardy [Baltimore Orioles]
Yunel Escobar [Tampa Bay Rays]
Alcides Escobar [Kansas City Royals]
Third Baseman
Evan Longoria [Tampa Bay Rays]
Adrian Beltre [Texas Rangers]
Manny Machado [Baltimore Orioles]
Left Fielder
Andy Dirks [Detroit Tigers]
Yoenis Cespedes [Oakland Athletics]
Alex Gordon [Kansas City Royals]
Center Fielder
Lorenzo Cain [Kansas City Royals]
Jacoby Ellsbury [Boston Red Sox]
Adam Jones [Baltimore Orioles]
Right Fielder
Shane Victorino [Boston Red Sox]
Josh Reddick [Oakland Athletics]
Nick Markakis [Baltimore Orioles]
Pitcher
RA Dickey [Toronto Blue Jays]
Doug Fister [Detroit Tigers]
Mark Buehrle [Toronto Blue Jays]
Now it is your turn to weigh in. Who got snubbed and who does not deserve to be on this list? Sound off in the comments section!
