Anthony Volpe becomes 1st New York Yankees’ rookie to win Gold Glove to cap off INCREDIBLE debut season

New York Yankees' rookie Anthony Volpe was named the Golden Glove award winner for the shortstop position.

Anthony Volpe becomes 1st New York Yankees’ rookie to win Gold Glove to cap off INCREDIBLE debut season

Anthony Volpe (Pic Credit: NJ.com)

The MLB 2023 season has been over. However, the excitement has not. The off-season trade has started as players have started to leave their clubs and join other teams. Another important thing was the naming of the Gold Glove Awards winners this year. Several players including New York Yankees rookie Anthony Volpe have now won this prestigious award for the first time in their career as he caps off an incredible debut season.

Given the season the Yankees had, the win of Volpe has surprised some of the Yankee fans as well. The New York side suffered a crushing season and finished fourth in the AL East division with an 82-80 record. In the season where nothing went right from the start, the rise of Volpe was one of the few positives from this season.

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The young shortstop had his ups and downs this season. Like many star Yankee players, he too suffered to play with consistency, His defensive skills though were something that was up to mark from the very first game.

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He now joins his idol, “The Captain” Derek Jeter as the second Yankee shortstop to win his honor. As per the stats from MLB, he is also the youngest shortstop to claim this award, surpassing Alan Trammell who won this in 1980.

Who are the other Gold Glove award winners?

As the name suggests, this award is given to players who showed off their exceptional fielding abilities during this season. One player from every position from both the American and National League is awarded this. Anthony Volpe was the one who won the shortstop position in the American League. However, how are the other winners?

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The Gold Glove is awarded to the best fielder from each position (Pic Credit: Marca)

Headline names in this class include one player who truly stole the show in the postseason – Adolis Garcia. The Texas Rangers’ outfielder played an important role in his team’s triumph this year. His teammates Jonah Heim and Nathaniel Lowe won it for the catcher and first base position. Check out the tweet below to see the list of full winners of the Golden Glove:

Another standout name in this list is Fernando Tatis Jr. The San Diego Padres man was suspended last year for the usage of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and joined the team late in April. He has once again shown off his impressive skills as he grabbed some positives for his side in a disappointing campaign.

The attention of the fans now turns towards who will be named the MVPs of their respective leagues this year. The name of Shohei Ohtani has highly dominated this conversation and with the prolonged absence of Aaron Judge, the Japanese superstar may just sweep another individual accolade.

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