Watching Baseball and hearing the commentaries, you hear fielders referred to as 'three time Golden Glove shortstop' or whatever. Yet I have never seen anything in the sports pages, or heard anything on the sports news announcing 'This Year's Golden Glove Recipients.' Who awards these things, when do they do it, and where? Is there a ceremony? I can't believe MLB would've actually missed an opportunity for getting press. And I don't know about the rest of you, but I get more of a kick out of an athletic defensive play than I do out of some slugger mashing the baseball.
2007-05-23 14:11:58 · 3 answers · asked by theomdude 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the major league player judged to have the most "superior individual fielding performance" at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league.[1] Managers are not allowed to vote for their own players.[1] Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year, one at each of nine positions to a player in both the National League and American League.
The most Gold Gloves ever won by a player is 16, a feat achieved by third baseman Brooks Robinson, pitcher Jim Kaat, and pitcher Greg Maddux.
The reward is announced in the off season, and given out early the next season.
2007-05-23 14:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You won't find a Golden Glove shorstop, since that's a boxing award.
Rawlings sponsors a Gold Glove award for defensive excellence in baseball. It's voted on by the opposing managers and coaches, and announced after the season has ended.
2007-05-23 14:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
managers and coaches at the end of the season which is bias in my opion
2007-05-23 15:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by thomasl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋