Two Dominican baseball players are among the winners of the 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The award honors the best individual fielding performances at each position in the American and National leagues of Major League Baseball. Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced on ESPN on 1 November 2022 that Toronto Blue Jays first base Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña are first-time winners of the prestigious award.
23-year old Guerrero became the first Toronto Blue Jays player to win the award at first base. In 2022, he had 3 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) at first base for Toronto (a career-best).
25-year old Peña made history when he introduced himself to the wider baseball world with a homer in the 18th inning of Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners. He would follow that up with the AL Championship Series MVP honors against the Yankees. Peña is the first Astros rookie to win a Gold Glove and the third player in the team’s history to win one at shortstop.
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2 November 2022