Record equal: 14 players take home their first Gold Gloves

A year after 13 players won their first Gold Gloves, 14 players took home the hardware for the first time Sunday night when Major League Baseball announced the winners for outstanding defensive play.

Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Braves left-hander Chris Sale led the 14 first-rounders, tying the 2022 record. San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman collected his fifth Gold Glove, the most of this year's group of 20 winners.

The Cleveland Guardians (Andres Gimenez, Steven Kwan), Kansas City Royals (Witt, Seth Lugo), Seattle Mariners (Cal Raleigh, Dylan Moore), Colorado Rockies (Ezequiel Tovar, Brenton Doyle), Milwaukee Brewers (Brice Turang, Sal Frelick) and San Francisco Giants (Patrick Bailey, Chapman) each had two players earn Gold Gloves.

In the AL, Carlos Santana of the Minnesota Twins, Daulton Varsho of the Toronto Blue Jays and Wilyer Abreu of the Boston Red Sox also received Gold Gloves.

Other NL winners included Christian Walker of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs and Jared Triolo of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

American League:

Catcher: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners

First base: Carlos Santana, Minnesota Twins

Second Base: Andres Gimenez, Cleveland Guardians

Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals

Third base: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros

Left field: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians

Midfield: Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays

Right field: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox

Pitcher: Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals

Utility: Dylan Moore, Seattle Mariners

Bundesliga:

Catcher: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants

First Base: Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks

Second base: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers

Shortstop: Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies

Third base: Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants

Left field: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs

Centerfield: Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies

Right field: Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers

Pitcher: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves

Utility: Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates

–Field level media