We thought a few days ago was the cherry on top of the cake for the career of Alex Gordon as he won his eighth Gold Glove. It turns out that he will have one more trophy to clear out of his KC Royals’ locker as he enjoys retirement.
Rawlings, who produces several products for baseball, developed this award in 2011 to crown the best overall defensive player in each league. It is a combination of several factors:
In 2013, a new sabermetric component from the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award’s new presenting sponsor, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and its new SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI™) joined the international fan vote to determine the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners from each league.