MLB releases 2023 Gold Glove finalist list, and it features one notable omission

This week, Major League Baseball and Rawlings introduced finalists for the 2023 Gold Glove awards, the league’s best defensive honor. There are 3 finalists at every place in every league. The Gold Glove winners shall be introduced Sunday, Nov. 5, throughout an ESPN broadcast at 7:30 p.m. ET.

For the primary time in his big-league occupation, St. Louis Cardinals 3rd baseman Nolan Arenado will now not win a Gold Glove. Arenado received the NL Gold Glove at 3rd base in every of his first 10 MLB seasons (2013-22), regardless that he isn’t a finalist this 12 months. The remaining participant instead of Arenado to win the NL Gold Glove at 3rd base was once Chase Headley, then with the San Diego Padres, in 2012.

Arenado’s 10 consecutive Gold Gloves is tied Seattle Mariners legend and long run Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki for essentially the most ever to start a occupation.

To be transparent, Arenado’s glovework did take a step again this season. His omission from the 3rd base finalists isn’t egregious. Here’s the place he ranked a few of the 8 NL avid gamers with a minimum of 800 innings at 3rd base in more than a few defensive stats:

There is each a statistical and vote casting element to Gold Gloves. The statistical element is 25% of the choice overall and the vote casting, which is completed via the 30 MLB managers and as much as six coaches consistent with workforce, counts as the opposite 75%. Managers and coaches don’t seem to be allowed to vote for avid gamers on their workforce. Utility Gold Gloves are awarded the usage of a separate statistical method.

Here now are the 2023 Gold Glove finalists.

American League

Catcher
Jonah Heim, Texas Rangers
Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays
Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles

First base
Nathaniel Lowe, Texas Rangers
Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles
Anthony Rizzo, New York Yankees

Second base
Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
Andrés Giménez, Cleveland Guardians
Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers

Shortstop
Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees

Third base
Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
Matt Chapman, Toronto Blue Jays
José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians

Left box
Austin Hays, Baltimore Orioles
Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays

Center box
Kevin Kiermaier, Toronto Blue Jays
Luis Robert Jr., Chicago White Sox
Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners

Right box
Adolis García, Texas Rangers
Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros
Alex Verdugo, Boston Red Sox

Pitcher
José Berríos, Toronto Blue Jays
Sonny Gray, Minnesota Twins
Pablo López, Minnesota Twins

Utility
Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers
Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays

National League

Catcher
Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies

First base
Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
Carlos Santana, Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers
Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks

Second base
Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
Ha-Seong Kim, San Diego Padres
Bryson Stott, Philadelphia Phillies

Shortstop
Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies

Third base
Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves

Left box
Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
David Peralta, Los Angeles Dodgers
Eddie Rosario, Atlanta Braves

Center box
Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies
Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves
Alek Thomas, Arizona Diamondbacks

Right box
Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Lane Thomas, Washington Nationals

Pitcher
Jesús Luzardo, Miami Marlins
Taijuan Walker, Philadelphia Phillies
Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies

Utility
Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals
Ha-Seong Kim, San Diego Padres