Anthony Rizzo wins Gold Glove Award

The Rawlings Gold Gloves were awarded tonight and Cubs’ first baseman Anthony Rizzo won the Gold Glove for National League first baseman. But he wasn’t the only one, as Rizzo tied in the voting with Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. So both of them get to take home the award.

The winners were determined by a combination of a vote of major league managers and coaches and “a sabermetric index provided by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).”

The award was the second Gold Glove for Rizzo, as he took home the award in 2016. It’s the fourth time in history that the Gold Glove vote was tied.

Both Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward and second baseman Javier Baez were among the “Top Three” finalists for the award, but the Gold Glove at those positions went to the Braves’ Nick Markakis and the Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu.

The winners of the Rawlings Gold Gloves were as follows:

National League:

P—Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks

C—Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

1B—Rizzo and Freeman

2B—LeMahieu

SS—Nick Ahmed, Arizona Diamondbacks

3B—Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies

LF—Corey Dickerson, Pittsburgh Pirates

CF—Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves

RF—Markakis

American League

P—Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros

C—Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals

1B—Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics

2B—Ian Kinsler, Los Angeles Angels/Boston Red Sox

SS—Andrelton Simmons, Los Angeles Angels

3B—Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics

LF—Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals

CF—Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston Red Sox

RF—Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox