OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s feature four finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, with winners announced on Sunday, Nov. 3. Matt Chapman (third base), Robbie Grossman (left field), Matt Olson (first base) and Marcus Semien (shortstop) were each recognized as one of the best defensive players at their respective positions. Chapman and Olson won the award in 2018.

 Chapman, 26, led Major Leaguers regardless of position in ultimate zone rating (14.8). He led Major League third basemen in defensive runs saved (18), total chances (466), putouts, (146), fielding percentage (.981) and zone rating (.834), while ranking second in assists (311). Offensively, he set career highs in runs (102), home runs (36), RBI (91), walks (73) and extra-base hits (75), while batting .249 (145-for-583). He led American League third basemen and ranked fourth among Major League third basemen in home runs and was second among AL third basemen in RBI. His 36 home runs set an Athletics record for home runs by a third baseman, surpassing the previous mark of 32 by Eric Chavez in 2001.

 Grossman, 30, appeared as an outfielder in 129 games without making an error and now has a 184-game errorless streak, dating back to June 2018. He ranked sixth among American League outfielders in UZR (3.9), and his 228 total chances without making an error were second most among Major League outfielders (Kepler, 281). Offensively, Grossman set career highs in games (138) and at-bats (420), and he matched a career high with nine steals.

Olson, 25, led Major League first basemen in defensive runs saved (13) and UZR (6.6) despite missing 34 games to right hand surgery. He led AL first basemen in total chances (1,121), putouts (1,023) and assists (90). At the plate, he set career highs in home runs (36), RBI (91), and batting average (.267). Among first basemen, his 36 home runs led the American League. He joins Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi as the only Oakland first basemen with 30 or more home runs.

 Semien, 29, led American League shortstops in fielding percentage (.981), total chances (634), assists (436) and double plays (85) and ranked second in putouts (186) while starting all 162 regular season games. He led Major League shortstops in games, starts and innings (1435.0). His innings were the most ever by an Athletics shortstop and his fielding percentage was third-best in Athletics history. Offensively, he led the American League in total bases (343), tied for second in times on base (276), third in runs, doubles (43), and extra base hits (83), and fifth in hits (187). His 123 runs scored tied the Oakland record set by Reggie Jackson in 1969.

 While the award originated in 1957, Rawlings first began highlighting the top-three defenders at each position in 2011. 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 from their own team. In 2013, Rawlings added a sabermetric component to the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, as part of its collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). The SABR Defensive Index™ comprises approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers and coaches’ vote continuing to carry the majority.