Salvador Perez was named as a finalist for the 2018 Gold Glove at catcher, with a chance to win the fifth Gold Glove of his career. Perez previously won every season from 2013 to 2016, and was also a finalist in 2012 and 2017. He lost last year to then-Angels catcher Martin Maldonado.
Maldonado is a finalist again, this time with the Astros, along with Indians catcher Yan Gomes. Perez was third among all catchers in Defensive WAR, according to Baseball Reference, and second in defense among catchers according to Fangraphs. He caught 48% of potential base-stealers, second in baseball behind only Maldonado.