Golden Glove Glory: Tovar, Giménez, and Abreu Shine as Baseball’s Finest Fielders

Golden Glove Glory: Tovar, Giménez, and Abreu Shine as Baseball’s Finest Fielders

November 4, 2024 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor News

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**The Colorado Rockies shortstop is the seventh Venezuelan to win this award as a shortstop**

Rawlings announced the Golden Glove winners last night with three Venezuelans winning the defensive accolade. Ezequiel Tovar, Andrés Giménez and Wilyer Abreu are the winners of the 2024 edition.

Giménez maintained hegemony at second base. The Venezuelan infielder has three Gold Gloves in a row, along with one platinum he got in the 2023 season.

Cleveland Guardians second baseman Jesús Marcano tied Trillo as the Venezuelans with the most defensive awards at second base.

Additionally, Lou Whitaker, Harold Reynolds, DJ Lemahieu, Bobby Knoop, Davey Johnson, Nellie Fox and Luis Castillo tied as servers with three distinctions.

It should be noted that only one player in Major League history has 10 defensive awards as a second baseman. Roberto Alomar won 10 Gold Gloves in his MLB career.

TOVAR GET HIS FIRST GRADUATION

The Colorado Rockies shortstop from Maracay capped off a great year in 2024 with his first Gold Glove. He joined Omar Vizquel (11), Luis Aparicio (9), Oswaldo Guillén, César Isturiz and Alcides Escobar.

This is the first time, since 2006, that a Venezuelan has earned this distinction as a shortstop in the National League. Tovar earned this accolade in the same season he signed a seven-year, $63.5 million contract extension with the Colorado Rockies.

WILYER ABREU SYDNEY

Wilyer Abreu won the Gold Glove as a right fielder in his rookie year with the Boston Red Sox.

Abreu is the first Venezuelan to win the Gold Glove as a rookie in the Majors. The Boston outfielder joined Bob Abreu as the only Venezuelans to win a Gold Glove in right field.

MIGEL ROJAS WILL STAY IN LOS ANGELES

The Los Angeles Dodgers decided to exercise the club option for $5 million on Venezuelan shortstop Miguel Rojas. This was confirmed by journalist Ari Alexander last Saturday. Reds; At age 35, he’s coming off his first World Series win after an 11-year career and a respectable season in a Dodgers uniform.