- ABC News
- November 4, 2024
ST. LOUIS -- San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove, and Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was among 14 first-time winners of baseball's most famous fielding honor. Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez and left fielder Steven Kwan won for the third consecutive year along with Arizona first baseman Christian Walker and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ, Rawlings announced Sunday. Giménez and Kwan are the first pair of teammates to win three straight awards since Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy did it for the Orioles from 2012 to 2014. Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle won for the second straight season. It was Chapman's first Gold Glove in the National League. He won three with Oakland and one playing for Toronto. St. Louis slugger Nolan Arenado, a 10-time Gold Glove winner, and Colorado's Ryan McMahon...