Four Guardians win Gold Gloves - This Is Believeland

The Cleveland Guardians have four Gold Glove Award Winners.

Five members of the Cleveland Guardians were finalists for a Gold Glove and four ended up coming away with the award. Andres Gimenez, Shane Bieber, Myles Straw, and Steven Kwan won a Gold Glove at their respective positions. The lone finalist not to win was third baseman Jose Ramirez.

The #Guardians have four Gold Glove Award winners— Andrés Giménez, Shane Bieber, Myles Straw and Steven Kwan.

It's the most Gold Glove Awards in a single season in franchise history.
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) November 1, 2022

Defense was a trademark of the Cleveland Guardians this season so the MLB high four Gold Glove winners is hardly a surprise. In addition to leading all of baseball in Gold Gloves, this was a franchise record for the Guardians.

Notes about the winners

Steven Kwan is just the second rookie in team history to win a Gold Glove, the first being Sandy Alomar. Kwan is also the with rookie outfielder to win the award, the most recent being Luis Robert in 2020.

Steven Kwan is the 5th rookie OF to win Gold Glove, joining: Tommie Agee (1966), Fred Lynn (1975), Ichiro Suzuki (2001), Luis Robert (2020)

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— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) November 1, 2022

Myles Straw joins Kwan as the first Cleveland outfielders to win a Gold Glove since Grady Sizemore in 2008.

Andres Gimenez is the second Guardians second baseman to win a Gold Glove in the last three seasons (Cesar Hernandez 2020).

Shane Bieber is the first Cleveland pitcher to win a Gold Glove since Rick Manning in 1976.

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The Cleveland Guardians have four Gold Glove Award Winners.

Notes about the winners

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