SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Ian Kinsler was taught at a young age, by his father, Howard, on the baseball fields of Tucson: There are three aspects to baseball.
There’s hitting, fielding and baserunning.
“You can affect the game doing any three of those things,” he said. “There’s a lot of ways to affect the game and defense is a huge component of that.”
On Tuesday night, Kinsler – an 11-year major league veteran – finally won his first American League Gold Glove Award. The Detroit Tigers’ second baseman beat Boston’s Dustin Pedroia and Seattle’s Robinson Cano for the award.