The winners for the 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove were revealed Sunday night by Major League Baseball. The Gold Glove award has been around since 1957, crowning the best defensive player at each position in each league.

San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman won his fifth Gold Glove and Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was among 14 first-time winners of baseball’s most famous fielding honor

MLB announced the Gold Glove Award winners for both the American League ... Cleveland Guardians Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals Third base: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros

Franchise cornerstone Bobby Witt Jr. and All-Star pitcher Seth Lugo won the 2024 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award at their respective positions. The Royals standouts headlined a quartet of Royals finalists alongside teammates Freddy Fermin and Cole Ragans in October.

Four Royals were Gold Glove Award finalists for the 2024 season. The list included shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., starting pitcher Seth Lugo, starting pitcher Cole Ragans and catcher Freddy Fermin.

One year after 13 players won their first Gold Gloves, 14 players took home the hardware for the first time Sunday night.

Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and starting pitcher Seth Lugo earned their first American League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Lugo, 35, is the second Royals pitcher in franchise history to win the award, while Witt Jr.