Gold Glovers To Be Announced Tuesday
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Orioles were the best fielding team in baseball this season.
They have SIX finalists for the prestigious Gold Glove, given to the best defensive player at each position in each league.
There are no surprises on the list, including third baseman Manny Machado, who seemed to make spectacular play after spectacular play this past season.
Other Orioles finalists include center fielder Adam Jones, catcher Matt Wieters, shortstop J.J. Hardy, first baseman Chris Davis and right fielder Nick Markakis.
Their competition in the AL is a list of perennial all-stars.
Below is a list of the 2013 Gold Glove Finalists from the American League:
| Position | Player | 2013 Team |
| Pitcher | ||
| Mark Buehrle | Toronto Blue Jays(TM) | |
| R.A. Dickey | Toronto Blue Jays(TM) | |
| Doug Fister | Detroit Tigers(TM) | |
| Catcher | ||
| Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins(TM) | |
| Salvador Perez | Kansas City Royals(TM) | |
| Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| 1B | ||
| Chris Davis | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| Eric Hosmer | Kansas City Royals(TM) | |
| James Loney | Tampa Bay Rays(TM) | |
| 2B | ||
| Robinson Cano | New York Yankees(TM) | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox(TM) | |
| Ben Zobrist | Tampa Bay Rays(TM) | |
| 3B | ||
| Adrian Beltre | Texas Rangers(TM) | |
| Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays(TM) | |
| Manny Machado | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| SS | ||
| Alcides Escobar | Kansas City Royals(TM) | |
| Yunel Escobar | Tampa Bay Rays(TM) | |
| J.J. Hardy | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| LF | ||
| Yoenis Cespedes | Oakland Athletics(TM) | |
| Andy Dirks | Detroit Tigers(TM) | |
| Alex Gordon | Kansas City Royals(TM) | |
| CF | ||
| Lorenzo Cain | Kansas City Royals(TM) | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Boston Red Sox(TM) | |
| Adam Jones | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| RF | ||
| Nick Markakis | Baltimore Orioles(TM) | |
| Josh Reddick | Oakland Athletics(TM) | |
| Shane Victorino | Boston Red Sox(TM) |
The winners will be announced tomorrow night at 8pm on ESPN 2.
