Canadian Tyler O’Neill has won his first Gold Glove Award for his role patrolling left field for the St. Louis Cardinals.
MLB announced the Gold Glove awards for both the American and National Leagues Tuesday night. The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, the Rockies’ Nolan Arenado and the Cubs’ Javier Baez were among the other winners in the National League.
O’Neill, 25, recorded 89 putouts in 48 games this season, his third with the Cardinals. He led all MLB left fielders with nine Defensive Runs Saved (sixth-most among all MLB players), four Outs Above Average and was fourth among all MLB outfielders in Defensive Wins Above Replacement (3.9) while committing zero errors.
His Cardinals teammate Kolton Wong also won the award for his defensive play at second base, while Curt Flood, Willie McGee, Jim Edmonds and Jason Heyward are the only other Cardinals outfielders to win in franchise history.
In the American League, Cleveland teammates Roberto Pérez and Cesar Hernandez took home awards, while the Mariners (Evan White and J.P. Crawford) and the Rangers (Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo) each had a pair of winners as well.
Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. earned his first Gold Glove nomination this season, but ultimately lost out to Alex Gordon, who won for the fourth consecutive year, taking his career total to eight.
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The full list of winners in both leagues by position are below.
American League
Pitcher: Griffin Canning, Los Angeles Angels
Catcher: Roberto Pérez, Cleveland Indians
First Base: Evan White, Seattle Mariners
Second Base: Cesar Hernandez, Cleveland Indians
Third Base: Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Texas Rangers
Shortstop: J.P. Crawford, Seattle Mariners
Left Field: Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
Centre Field: Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox
Right Field: Joey Gallo, Texas Rangers
National League
Pitcher: Max Fried, Atlanta Braves
Catcher: Tucker Barnhart, Cincinnati Reds
First Base: Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
Second Base: Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
Shortstop: Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs
Third Base: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies
Left Field: Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals
Center Field: Trent Grisham, San Diego Padres
Right Field: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
