ESPN will reveal the best defensive players in Major League Baseball on the 2019 Rawlings Golden Glove Awards Show this Sunday, November 3rd.
The 60-minute show will be hosted by Karl Ravech alongside analyst Eduardo Perez at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The show will reveal the 2019 Rawlings Golden Glove Award winners, honouring the best performances at all nine positions in both the American League and National League, and showcase highlights and analysis surrounding what made the winners elite. There will also be interviews with select winners.
This year’s list of nominees includes breakout stars and first-time finalists, such as World Series Champion Juan Soto, as well as 18 former Rawlings Golden Glove Award winners. The St. Louis Cardinals lead the league with six finalists.
Golden Glove Nominees
Position |
American League |
National League |
| Pitchers | Jose Berrios, Minnesota Twins | Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Lucas Giolito, Chicago White Sox | Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks/Houston Astros | |
| Mike Leake, Seattle Mariners/Arizona Diamondbacks | Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Catchers | Danny Jansen, Toronto Blue Jays | Austin Hedges, San Diego Padres |
| Roberto Perez, Cleveland Indians | Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Christian Vazquez, Boston Red Sox | J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies | |
| First Basemen | Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros | Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics | Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs | |
| Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays | Christian Walker. Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Second Basemen | Jose Altuve, Houston Astros | Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves |
| DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees | Adam Frazier, Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Yolmer Sanchez, Chicago White Sox | Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Third Basemen | Alex Bregman, Houston Astros | Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies |
| Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics | Josh Donaldson. Atlanta Braves | |
| David Fletcher, Los Angeles Angels | Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals | |
| Shortstops | Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians | Nick Ahmed, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Marcus Semien, Oakland Athletics | Paul DeJong, St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Andrelton Simmons, Los Angeles Angels | Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies | |
| Left Fielders | Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox | David Peralta, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals | Hunter Renfroe, San Diego Padres | |
| Robbie Grossman, Oakland Athletics | Juan Soto, Washington Nationals | |
| Center Fielders | Jackie Bradley, Jr., Boston Red Sox | Harrison Bader, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays | Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels | Victor Robles, Washington Nationals | |
| Right Fielders | Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox | Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels | Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Josh Reddick, Houston Astros | Jason Heyward, Chicago Cubs |