CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 26: Tyler O’Neill #27 and Harrison Bader #48 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate the team win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 26, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Here are the winners of the 2021 MLB Gold Glove awards, as announced by Rawlings Baseball on Sunday night.
The 2021 MLB season has officially reached its conclusion after the Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games this past week. Now, baseball fans are officially in offseason mode, focusing on free agency. Not only that, but it is awards season.
On Sunday night, the official winners of the 2021 Rawlings Baseball Gold Glove awards were revealed on ESPN. You can see which players in the American and National Leagues took home the Gold Glove for their work in 2021 below.
ESPN Gold Glove winners
American League
- First Base: Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros
- Second Base: Marcus Semien, Toronto Blue Jays
- Shortstop: Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
- Third Base: Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics
- Left Field: Andrew Benintendi, Kansas City Royals
- Center Field: Michael A. Taylor, Kansas City Royals
- Right Field: Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers/New York Yankees
- Catcher: Sean Murphy, Oakland Athletics
- Pitchers: Dallas Keuchel, Chicago White Sox
National League
- First Base: Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
- Second Base: Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals
- Shortstop: Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
- Third Base: Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
- Left Field: Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals
- Center Field: Harrison Bader, St. Louis Cardinals
- Right Field: Adam Duvall, Miami Marlins/Atlanta Braves
- Catcher: Jacob Stallings, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pitchers: Max Fried, Atlanta Braves
History was made this season by the St. Louis Cardinals. They are now the only team to have five Gold Glove winners on their roster in the same season in MLB history. This is a feat that has never been done. This should not necessarily come as a surprise, considering the team rode a 17-game winning streak to a postseason berth.
On the AL side of things, the Astros saw Correa win his very first Gold Glove. It could not come at a better time, as he is set to enter free agency this winter and will command a huge contract. His teammate, Yuli Gurriel, also won his first Gold Glove, but his comes with a bit of history. At the age of 37, Gurriel is now the oldest first baseman to win this award, per MLB Stats.
The Royals have a reason to celebrate alongside Benintendi and Taylor, as this is the first Gold Glove that each have won in their careers.
So there you have it. Do you agree with the winners of the Gold Glove awards? Or do you feel that there were some snubs?