MLB Gold Glove Winners

Ah the Gold Glove Award. Handed out every year in Major League Baseball, to be given the award has a truly special meaning. By definition, winning a Gold Glove means that players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both leagues. Winners for the awards are selected by the managers and coaches in each league. The handing out of these trophies is the start of awards season in the Majors and the hardware has already started being handed out.

Here's the winners of the Gold Glove Award in 2017!

American League:
Catcher: Martin Maldonado, Angels (1st career Gold Glove)
1st Base: Eric Hosmer, Royals (4th career Gold Glove)
2nd Base: Brian Dozier, Twins (1st career Gold Glove)
3rd Base: Evan Longoria, Rays (3rd career Gold Glove)
Shortstop: Andrelton Simmons, Angels (3rd career Gold Glove)
Left Field: Alex Gordon, Royals (5th career Gold Glove)
Center Field: Byron Buxton, Twins (1st career Gold Glove)
Right Field: Mookie Betts, Red Sox (2nd career Gold Glove)
Pitcher: Marcus Stroman, Blue Jays (1st career Gold Glove)

The American League had four first time winners for the awards, Maldonado, Doizer, Buxton and Stroman. It came as a big surprise that Martin Maldonado won behind the plate in the American League, only because Salvador Pérez of the Royals has had the award on lockdown at catcher each of the last four years till now. Eric Hosmer got the award back at 1st base, after losing it out ti Mitch Moreland last year. And Hosmer had won it each of the three years prior to Moreland winning it last year. Brian Dozier committed only five errors in 674 total chances in 2017, which allowed him to be able to beat out Ian Kinsler and Dustin Pedroia.

National League:
Catcher: Tucker Barnhart, Reds (1st career Gold Glove)
1st Base: Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks (3rd career Gold Glove)
2nd Base: DJ LeMahieu, Rockies (2nd career Gold Glove)
3rd Base: Nolan Arenado, Rockies (5th career Gold Glove)
Shortstop: Brandon Crawford, Giants (3rd career Gold Glove)
Left Field: Marcell Ozuna, Marlins (1st career Gold Glove)
Center Field: Ender Inciarte, Braves (2nd career Gold Glove)
Right Field: Jason Heyward, Cubs (5th career Gold Glove)
Pitcher: Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks (4th career Gold Glove)

Zack Greinke of the Diamondbacks continued his recent run of domination at pitcher in the NL, beating out R.A. Dickey of the Braves and Zach Davies of the Brewers to become the first hurler since Hall of Famer Greg Maddux to win four straight Gold Gloves. A huge surprise in the NL is the fact that Tucker Barnhart won a gold glove behind the plate, beating out Yadier Molina, who's preactically owned the award over the last decade plus, and last year's winner, Buster Posey. Barnhart threw out 44 percent of runners attempting to steal. He also led the NL with 661 blocked pitches and committed one error in 926 1/3 innings. He became the first Reds catcher to win a Gold Glove since Hall of Famer Johnny Bench in 1977.

So what do you think........did they get the awards right?