MLB Awards 2022: Who are the MLB Gold Glove finalists?

The 2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced Thursday. The winners of each award will be unveiled during a special broadcast of "Baseball Tonight" before Game 4 of the World Series.

The three nominees for each position in both leagues were announced, and while there are some usual suspects on the list, there are plenty of fresh faces looking to win the first Gold Glove of their careers.

"For the first time in his career, Brendan Donovan is a Gold Glove Finalist!" - St. Louis Cardinals

The selection process is divided into two sections. The winners are voted upon by 30 MLB managers and up to 6 coaches per team. While the votes cast account for 75% of the decision, 25% comes down to the SABR Defensive Index. The SABR Defensive Index uses two types of data derived from batted ball location-based data and those collected from play-by-play accounts.

Here are the Gold Glove Finalists for each position:

American League:

Catcher:

• Sean Murphy, Oakland Athletics
• Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
• Jose Trevino, New York Yankees

First Base:

• Luis Arraez, Minnesota Twins
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
• Anthony Rizzo, New York Yankees

Second Base:

• Andres Gimenez, Cleveland Guardians
• Jonathan Schoop, Detroit Tigers
• Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers

"Nobody in baseball prevented more runs (20). Nobody converted more outs above average (27). And no second baseman is more deserving of gold than Jonathan Schoop." - Detroit Tigers

Shortstop:

• Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
• Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins
• Jeremy Pena, Houston Astros

Third Base:

• Matt Chapman, Toronto Blue Jays
• Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
• Ramon Urias, Baltimore Orioles

Left Field:

• Andrew Benintendi, Kansas City Royals/New York Yankees
• Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
• Brandon Marsh, Los Angeles Angels/Philadelphia Phillies

Center Field:

• Cedric Mullens, Baltimore Orioles
• Myles Straw, Cleveland Guardians
• Michael A. Taylor, Kansas City Royals

"2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists - Center Field - AL: Cedric Mullins, Myles Straw, Michael A. Taylor #RawlingsGoldGloveAwards" - Rawlings Baseball

Right Field:

• Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston Red Sox/Toronto Blue Jays
• Max Kepler, Minnesota Twins
• Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros

Utility:

• DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees
• Whit Merrifield, Kansas City Royals/Toronto Blue Jays
• Luis Rengifo, Los Angeles Angels

Pitcher:

• Jose Berrios, Toronto Blue Jays
• Shane Bieber, Cleveland Guardians
• Jameson Taillon, New York Yankees

National League:

Catcher:

• Travis D'Arnaud, Atlanta Braves
• Tomas Nido, New York Mets
• J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies

First Base:

• Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals
• Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
• Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks

"A Gold Glove might be in Christian Walker’s near future. What a play! #Dbacks" - The Ain't No Fang Podcast

Second Base:

• Jake Cronenworth, San Diego Padres
• Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals
• Brendan Rodgers, Colorado Rockies

Shortstop:

• Ha-Seong Kim, San Diego Padres
• Miguel Rojas, Miami Marlins
• Dansby Swanson, Atlanta Braves

Third Base:

• Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
• Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies

Left Field:

• Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
• David Peralta, Arizona Diamondbacks/Tampa Bay Rays
• Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers

"Ian Happ is a finalist for the NL Gold Glove Award in LF!" - Marquee Sports Network

Center Field:

• Trent Grisham, San Diego Padres
• Victor Robles, Washington Nationals
• Alek Thomas, Arizona Diamondbacks

Right Field:

• Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Juan Soto, Washington Nationals/San Diego Padres
• Daulton Varsho, Arizona Diamondbacks

Utility:

• Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals
• Tommy Edman, St. Louis Cardinals*
• Daulton Varsho, Arizona Diamondbacks*

Pitcher:

• Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers
• Max Fried, Atlanta Braves

*One of Daulton Varsho or Tommy Edman, who were nominated twice, will have the opportunity to become the first player to win two Gold Glove Awards in the same season.

"Pick a position RF,Cf, or Util, but if Varsho doesn’t win a Gold Glove this year then somebody somewhere missed the boat." - Jack Sommers