Mike Zunino might not have his first Gold Glove, but on Wednesday he was announced by MLB as the Wilson defensive player of the year at catcher.
The Wilson award is determined by a combination of traditional defensive stats and advanced metrics and it was announced on MLB Network.
This was after Zunino wasn’t even a finalists, as in selected in the top three, in the American League for this year’s AL Gold Glove at catcher. The Wilson awards recognize the top defensive players at their position in all of baseball, not distinguishing between the American or National leagues.