MINNEAPOLIS— A Minnesota Twins first baseman celebrates winning his first Gold Glove award.
On Sunday, Major League Baseball and the team jointly announced that Carlos Santana is the recipient of the 2024 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
Santana, 38, played in 146 games and made 139 starts during the 2024 season. He made just four errors in those games with a total of nearly 1,100 opportunities in 1,250 innings at first base.
The Dominican Republic native led all AL first basemen in both games and innings played in 2024 while tying for first place with fewest errors committed.
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Additionally, Santana led all major league first basemen in field run value (11) and outs above average (14). He was tied for second in defensive runs saved at eight.
This isn’t the only award Santana received for his outstanding play during the season. He also won the Jim Kaat Award as Twins Defensive Player of the Year.
This is the 45th time a Twins player has won the Gold Glove award. Byron Buxton and Brian Dozier were the last to win the award in 2017.
Santana is the third first baseman in Twins history to earn the award.
