The winners of this year’s Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced tonight. Here is a list of the winners; Midwest League teams and years included for those who played in the Low-A league:
American League
P: Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox (played for the Burlington Bees in 1999)
C: Matt Wieters of the Baltimore Orioles
1B: Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox (played for the Kane County Cougars in 2001)
2B: Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox
3B: Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers
SS: Erick Aybar of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2003)
LF: Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
CF: Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox
RF: Nick Markakis of the Baltimore Orioles
National League
P: Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers (played for the Great Lakes Loons in 2007)
C: Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals (played for the Peoria Chiefs in 2002)
1B: Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds (played for the Dayton Dragons in 2003 and 2004)
2B: Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds
3B: Placido Polanco of the Philadelphia Phillies (played for the Peoria Chiefs in 1995)
SS: Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies
LF: Gerardo Parra of the Arizona Diamondbacks (played for the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2007)
CF: Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers
RF: Ander Ethier of the Los Angeles Dodgers (played for the Kane County Cougars in 2003)