Posted by Christina Angelos
(Courtesy of daylife.com)
Placido Polanco won a Gold Glove tonight. Congratulations!
Placido Polanco is just the second player in baseball history to win Gold Gloves at two different positions. He won twice as a second baseman with Detroit Tigers in 2007 and 2009 before winning as a third baseman this year with the Phillies. The other player is Darin Erstad, who won as an outfielder with the Angels in 2000 and 2002 before winning at first base in 2004. Also, Polanco is the first player in baseball history to win Gold Gloves at two different infield positions.
Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz were finalists, but lost to Matt Kemp of the Dodgers and Yadier Molina of the Cardinals.
Here is the list of winners in both leagues (incase you wanna know):
American LeagueP: Mark Buehrle, CHWC: Matt Wieters, BAL1B: Adrian Gonzalez, BOS2B: Dustin Pedroia, BOSSS: Erick Aybar, LAA3B: Adrian Beltre, TEXLF: Alex Gordon, KCCF: Jacoby Ellsbury, BOSRF: Nick Markakis, BAL
National LeagueP: Clayton Kershaw, LADC: Yadier Molina, STL1B: Joey Votto, CIN2B: Brandon Phillips, CINSS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL3B: Placido Polanco, PHILF: Gerardo Parra, ARICF: Matt Kemp, LADRF: Andre Ethier, LAD
