Baltimore with the peak of the season three "Golden Gloves"
27.04.2013
Baltimore Orioles have three of the best fielders in Major League Baseball (MLB), it became clear after the announcement of this year's winners of the "Golden Glove".
According to the vote of the managers and the couches "the starlings" have as many top players in the positions in defense this season - the catcher Matt Withers receives recognition for the second time, and shortstop JJ Hardy and the center fielder Adam Jones are among a total of nine rookies in the winners.
This year's vote set a precedent, since the pitchers Jake Peavy (Chicago White Sox) and Jeremy Heliksan (Tampa Bay Rays) earned equal number of votes in the American League for the first time were given two awards at this position. This is only the third time in the history when two players share the same prize - in 1985 in AL and in 2007 in NL were selected four Outfielders.
Peavy and Heliksan inherited the invariable winner among the pitchers in the American League of the previous 3 years Mark Burley. Just because he went to the National League, where he won the "Golden Glove" for the team of Miami Marlins. Paradoxically, none of the participants in the World Series - the champion San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers finalist, does not have a player among the honored.
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