Finalists announced for the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards

This is the Rawlings Gold Glove award presented to Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Starling Marte before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 3, 2016.

Much like the Hollywood awards season, baseball has its own awards season. With the World Series already at Game 3 and the end of baseball staring everyone in the face, that means awards time is upon us. The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, given for defensive excellence, got an early jump on things, announcing the three finalists for every American League and National League position on Thursday afternoon.

They made their announcement via Twitter, with one tweet for each position in each league, 18 in all. To spare you the insanity of trying to figure out every player’s Twitter handle, I’ll give you a Twitter-free rundown.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

 Pitcher:

• R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays
• Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros
• Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

Catcher:

• Carlos Perez, Los Angeles Angels
• James McCann, Tigers
• Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals

First base:

• Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
• Eric Hosmer, Royals
• Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers

Second Base:

• Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
• Ian Kinsler, Tigers
• Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox

Third Base:

• Manny Machado, Orioles
• Kyle Seager, Mariners
• Adrian Beltre, Rangers

Shortstop:

• Jose Iglesias, Tigers
• Andrelton Simmons, Angels
• Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians

Left Field:

• Brett Gardner, New York Yankees
• Alex Gordon, Royals
• Colby Rasmus, Astros

Center Field:

• Jackie Bradley Jr., Red Sox
• Kevin Pillar, Blue Jays
• Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays

Right Field:

• Adam Eaton, Chicago White Sox
• Mookie Betts, Red Sox
• George Springer, Astros

NATIONAL LEAGUE

 Pitcher:

• Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs
• Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals

Catcher:

• Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
• Yadier Molina, Cardinals
• Jonathan Lucroy, Milwaukee Brewers/Texas Rangers

First Base:

• Wil Myers, San Diego Padres
• Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks
• Anthony Rizzo, Cubs

Second Base:

• D.J. LeMahieu, Colorado Rockies
• Joe Panik, Giants
• Jean Segura, Diamondbacks

Third Base:

• Nolan Arenado, Rockies
• Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals
• Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers

Shortstop:

• Freddy Galvis, Philadelphia Phillies
• Brandon Crawford, Giants
• Addison Russell, Cubs

Left field:

• Christian Yelich, Miami Marlins
• Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds
• Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Pirates

Center field:

• Billy Hamilton, Reds
• Odubel Herrera, Phillies
• Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves

Right field:

• Nick Markakis, Braves
• Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
• Jason Heyward, Cubs

In the AL, 13 of 15 teams were represented, with the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics left without a finalist. Over in the NL, 14 teams had at least one finalist, with just the New York Mets left out. Only one team in each league had four finalists: the Tigers in the AL, and the Cubs in the NL. As far as the distribution of finalists over teams in both leagues, it seems pretty even.

The 18 Gold Gloves, one for each position in the AL and the NL, will be announced in a live show on Nov. 8 on ESPN. Baseball will be over by that point, so it’ll be a great way to get your fix.