Two-thirds of the Red Sox outfield
garnered Gold Glove awards yesterday—along with a veteran second-baseman on
The Carmine Hose.
Mookie Betts and
Jackie Bradley, Jr. nabbed the OF honors, while
Ian Kinsler won his
second career
Gold Glove at second base. Betts had 20 defensive runs saved in 2018, while JBJ won his first
Gold Glove, in part by delivering the most "four-star" catches in the American League (12—via
Statcast™). Said Bradley,
"It means a whole lot. I'm a player that takes a lot of pride in my defense, and helping my team on both sides of the ball. There are a lot of great center fielders that I'm in competition with, and it's an honor to be mentioned along with those guys." Kinsler—who joined the Red Sox in a deal from the Angels at the trade deadline—had 10 defensive runs saved in 2018.
