CLEVELAND — As Guardians fans, we're blessed to see both Andrés Giménez and Steven Kwan dazzle on the diamond day after day.
Now, the baseball world is once again making sure their skills are properly recognized.
Giménez and Kwan on Sunday were each named Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award winners at their respective positions of second base and left field. It's the second consecutive season the two teammates have earned the honors.
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A year after his breakout All-Star campaign in 2022, Giménez was just as stellar in the field in 2023, leading all major league infielders with 23 defensive runs saved and 401 assists along with an AL-best 4.54 range factor (average combined number of putouts and assists) per nine innings. He and Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar are the only Cleveland second basemen with multiple Gold Gloves.
A Rookie of the Year finalist a season ago, Kwan had some stiff Gold Glove competition this time around, but still beat out Baltimore's Austin Hays and Toronto's Daulton Varsho for the award. The 26-year-old led all AL left fielders with 344 putouts, a 2.36 range factor, and nine outs above average.
Third baseman José Ramírez was also a finalist at third base, but lost out to the Blue Jays' Matt Chapman. However, Ramírez is still up for an AL Silver Slugger Award at his position.
Since the award's inception in 1957, 20 different Cleveland players have now taken home a total of 41 Gold Gloves. Just last year, pitcher Shane Bieber and center fielder Myles Straw joined Giménez and Kwan as recipients.
The list of this year's Gold Glove winners in both leagues is as follows:
American League
- Pitcher: José Berríos, Toronto Blue Jays
- Catcher: Jonah Heim, Texas Rangers
- First base: Nathaniel Lowe, Texas Rangers
- Second base: Andrés Giménez, Cleveland Guardians
- Third base: Matt Chapman, Toronto Blue Jays
- Shortstop: Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees
- Left field: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
- Center field: Kevin Kiermaier, Toronto Blue Jays
- Right field: Adolis García, Texas Rangers
- Utility: Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
National League
- Pitcher: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
- Catcher: Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
- First base: Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Second base: Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
- Third base: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Shortstop: Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
- Left field: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
- Center field: Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies
- Right field, Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
- Utility: Ha-Seong Kim, San Diego Padres