Zack Greinke Wins Second Consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Award
ST. LOUIS, MO - Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH), today unveiled the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® winners for both the American League and the National League during a live, hour-long "Baseball Tonight" on ESPN2.
Zack Greinke was honored with his second-career Gold Glove Award after also winning the award in 2014. He committed just two errors in 62 total chances (.968 fielding percentage) in 2015 and led National League pitchers with nine defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs.com. The 32-year-old became the first Dodger to win Gold Glove Awards in consecutive seasons since first baseman Steve Garvey took home the award four years in a row from 1974-77 and the 10th pitcher in National League history to win multiple Gold Glove Awards, a list which includes two other Dodgers: Andy Messersmith (1974-75) and Greg Maddux (2006, 2008).
"The Rawlings Gold Glove Award continues to be one of the most iconic awards in all of sports," said Mike Thompson, Executive Vice President of Marketing for St. Louis-based Rawlings. "Only 332 total Major League players can call themselves 'Rawlings Gold Glove Award' winners, reaffirming this Award platform as the definitive industry standard honoring defensive excellence at the highest level of baseball."
Recognized as the best defensive players at their respective positions, this year's class of honorees includes nine past winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, including St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina with his eighth consecutive win. Three World Series champion Kansas City Royals players are also being honored: catcher Salvador Perez, who secured his third straight award, first baseman Eric Hosmer also for his third award and first time awardee shortstop Alcides Escobar.
First-time honorees include second basemen Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros and the Miami Marlins' Dee Gordon, shortstops Alcides Escobar of the Kansas City Royals and Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants, left fielders Yoenis Cespedes of the Detroit Tigers (before joining the New York Mets) and Starling Marte of the Pittsburgh Pirates, center fielders Kevin Kiermaier of the Tampa Bay Rays and AJ Pollock of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and right fielder Kole Calhoun of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Each manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their League, and cannot vote for players on their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added a sabermetric component to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, as part of its new collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). The SABR Defensive Index comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, while the managers' and coaches' vote continues to carry the majority.
Below is the complete roster of 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners from each League, and the number of Rawlings Gold Glove Awards each player has won in his career:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pos Player 2015 Team Award(s) Won
P Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros 2 ('14, '15)
C Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals 3 ('13, '14, '15)
1B Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals 3 ('13, '14, '15)
2B Jose Altuve Houston Astros 1 ('15)
3B Manny Machado Baltimore Orioles 2 ('13, '15)
SS Alcides Escobar Kansas City Royals 1 ('15)
LF Yoenis Cespedes Tigers/Mets 1 ('15)
CF Kevin Kiermaier Tampa Bay Rays 1 ('15)
RF Kole Calhoun Los Angeles Angels 1 ('15)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pos Player 2015 Team Award(s) Won
P Zack Greinke Los Angeles Dodgers 2 ('14, '15)
C Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 8 ('08-'15)
1B Paul Goldschmidt Arizona Diamondbacks 2 ('13, '15)
2B Dee Gordon Miami Marlins 1 ('15)
3B Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies 3 ('13, '14, '15)
SS Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants 1 ('15)
LF Starling Marte Pittsburgh Pirates 1 ('15)
CF AJ Pollock Arizona Diamondbacks 1 ('15)
RF Jason Heyward St. Louis Cardinals 3 ('12, '14, '15)
In addition to recognizing this year's winners at its ceremony in New York, Rawlings will honor Hall of Famer Whitey Ford with its Lifetime Achievement Award and Joe Torre with the Rawlings Heart of Gold Award for work with his foundation, Safe At Home. In addition, 10-time, Rawlings Gold Glove Award-winning centerfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. will be inducted into the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Hall of Fame as part of the night's festivities.
Fans can now vote for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award presented by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) winner in each League on Rawlings.com. Fans can only select one player per league among the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners to take home the "best of the best" honor, to be unveiled at the 2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony presented by Gold Sport Collectibles on Friday, November 13, 2015, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
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