Rizzo won his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award last year as well as the Platinum Glove Award as the top defensive player in the National League, posting a .996 fielding percentage in 151 games. This year, Rizzo had a .998 fielding percentage, committing three errors in 155 starts. Other nominees for the Gold Glove at first base are the Reds' Joey Votto and the Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt.
Heyward is a four-time Gold Glove winner, receiving the award in 2012, '14, '15 and '16. Other NL right fielders nominated include the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig and the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton.