Kolten Wong wins second straight Gold Glove at second base
Kolten Wong is a Gold Glove winner for the second straight year.
Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced Tuesday night that Wong is the winner of the 2020 Gold Glove for NL second basemen. Wong, 30, beat out the Cubs‘ Nico Hoerner and the Pirates‘ Adam Frazier for the award. He won his first Gold Glove last fall while also winning the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award at second base.
Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner – Second Base – NL: Kolten Wong #TeamRawlings #RawlingsGoldGloveAwards pic.twitter.com/ODaNsNObg7
— Rawlings Baseball (@RawlingsSports) November 4, 2020
Wong had a .989 fielding percentage and led qualifying NL second basemen six defensive runs saved in 2020. He’s currently a free agent after the Cardinals declined his $12.5 million option for 2021 last week.