Gold Gloves Go To.......

It's that time of the year. Major League Baseball is honoring the best of the best. They are handing out the awards for the best defensive players in the game for the 2021 season. It is one of the highest honors in all of the baseball world to be able to get a gold glove. We will not only tell you who won the awards but break it down if they got it right or not. So lets not waste any more time. Here's the gold glove winners for this year.

American League: 
1st Base: Yuli Gurriel (Astross)
2md Base: Marcus Semien (Blue Jays)
3rd Base: Matt Chapman (Athletics)
Shortstop: Carlos Correa (Astros)
Left Field: Andrew Benintendi (Royals)
Center Field: Michael A. Tayloy (Royals)
Right Field: Joey Gallo (Rangers/Yankees)
Catcher: Sean Murphy (Athletics)
Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel (White Sox)

National League: 
1st Base: Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals)
2nd Base: Tommy Edman (Cardinals)
3rd Base: Nolan Arenado (Cardinals)
Shortstop: Brandon Crawford (Giants)
Left Field: Tyler O'Neill (Cardinals)
Center Field: Harrison Bader (Cardinals)
Right Field: Adam Duval (Braves)
Catcher: Jacob Stallings (Pirates)
Pitcher: Max Fried (Braves)

We saw a record set with five guys from the same team winning gold gloves this year. 3./4 of the infield and 2/3 of the outfield come from St Louis. A BIG reason why the Cardinals made it to the playoffs as a wild card team in the National League. Nolan is keeping a hold on the award at 3rd for the NL, a title he has won every year since 2013, his first title. Chase Headly was the last 3rd baseman not named Arenado to win it at 3rd for the NL. It also worth noting that the gold glove at first base has been traded back and forth in some way, shape or form in the NL between Anthony Rizzo and Freddy Freeman the last seven years. Last time neither of those guys won the award was 2014 (Adrian Gonzalez).

In the AL, its three times in the last four years at third base for Matt Chapman winning. This marks the first time in the last four years that Alex Gordon didn't win it for left field, as Benintendi took the honors for the first time in his career.

It was a season filled with great defensive plays, and players.