Major League Baseball Maeda does not win the Akiyama Gold Glove Award November 4, 12:11
The winners of the Gold Glove Award, which will be given to well-defended players in the major leagues, have been announced, and both pitcher Kenta Maeda of Twins and Shogo Akiyama of Reds, who were the finalists, missed the award.
The Gold Glove Awards are usually selected by coaches and coaches who are good defensive players throughout the season, but since the season has been shortened to 60 games due to the influence of the new coronavirus, no votes are cast and the selection is based on data. it was done.
The winners were announced on the 3rd, and Angels' Griffin Canning won the American League pitcher category, which included Twins pitcher Maeda as one of the three finalists.
In addition, Cardinals' Tyler O'Neal was selected as the left fielder in the National League outfielder division, where Reds' Akiyama was the final candidate, and Ichiro was the second Japanese player to be selected for the 10th consecutive year since 2001. The player's award was not this time.
Among other major winners, Alex Gordon of the Royals, who retired this season, won the outfielder category for the eighth time in the American League, and Nolan Arenado of the Rockies in the third baseman category in the National League. The Dodgers Mookie Betts, who won the World Series for the eighth consecutive year, has been selected in the outfielder category for the fifth consecutive year.