Matt Chapman & Patrick Bailey secure Gold Glove Awards

Although the San Francisco Giants fell short of a postseason appearance, they are still taking home some hardware in the form of multiple Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.

Veteran third baseman Matt Chapman received his fifth-career Gold Glove Award on Sunday, beating out St. Louis Cardinals star Nolan Arrenado and Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon for the honor.

Giants backstop Patrick Bailey secured his first Gold Glove Award, receiving the nod over Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith and Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno.

The NL’s finest at the hot corner 🥵

Matt Chapman takes home his fifth @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award at Third Base! pic.twitter.com/En0QGgmDIC

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) November 4, 2024

The best defensive catcher in the National League 😤

Patrick Bailey is officially a @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award Winner! pic.twitter.com/rneV1VNTfE

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) November 4, 2024

More on this year’s Gold Glove Award winners

Courtesy of MLB.com

Chapman won his fifth career Gold Glove Award, his second in a row after leading Major League third basemen with 17 defensive runs saved this year. The 31-year-old veteran also tied for the MLB lead with 11 outs above average at third base, helping him become the third Giant to win a Gold Glove at the hot corner, after Matt Williams (1991, ’93 and ’94) and Jim Davenport (1962).

“It means a lot,” Chapman said during a Zoom call with reporters on Sunday night. “[Nolan Arenado’s] dominated the National League Gold Glove for a long time. Ke’Bryan Hayes won it last year. I think a lot of really good defensive third basemen are stacked in the National League. I was able to come over here and win it, so I thought that was pretty cool. To get one in the American League and the National League now means a lot. I’m really excited about it. I think the competition in the National League this year for third base was really tough.”

Bailey picked up his first career Gold Glove Award after leading all Major League players with a +22 fielding run value in his sophomore season for the Giants. Bailey also paced MLB backstops with 16 catcher framing runs and 20 DRS, twice as many as 2023 Gold Glove winner Gabriel Moreno, who ranked second in the NL for the D-backs this year.

American League | Position, Player, Team, Awards Won

P  Seth Lugo  Kansas City Royals  1 (2024)

C  Cal Raleigh  Seattle Mariners  1 (2024)

1B  Carlos Santana  Minnesota Twins  1 (2024)

2B  Andrés Giménez Cleveland Guardians 3 (2024, 2023, 2022)

3B  Alex Bregman  Houston Astros  1 (2024)

SS  Bobby Witt, Jr.  Kansas City Royals  1 (2024)

LF  Steven Kwan  Cleveland Guardians  3 (2024, 2023, 2022)

CF  Daulton Varsho  Toronto Blue Jays  1 (2024)

RF  Wilyer Abreu  Boston Red Sox  1 (2024)

UT  Dylan Moore  Seattle Mariners  1 (2024)

National League | Position, Player, Team, Awards Won

P  Chris Sale  Atlanta Braves  1 (2024)

C  Patrick Bailey  San Francisco Giants  1 (2024)

1B  Christian Walker  Arizona Diamondbacks  3 (2024, 2023, 2022)

2B  Brice Turang  Milwaukee Brewers  1 (2024)

3B  Matt Chapman  San Francisco Giants  5 (2024, 2023, 2021, 2019, 2018)

SS  Ezequiel Tovar  Colorado Rockies  1 (2024)

LF  Ian Happ  Chicago Cubs  3 (2024, 2023, 2022)

CF  Brenton Doyle  Colorado Rockies  2 (2024, 2023)

RF  Sal Frelick  Milwaukee Brewers  1 (2024)

UT  Jared Triolo  Pittsburgh Pirates  1 (2024)

Upcoming San Francisco Giants Offseason Dates

• MLB free agency begins the day after the final World Series game
• Players can sign contracts with new teams five days after the final World Series game
• December 8-11th – MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, TX
• February TBD – Pitchers & catchers report for Spring Training

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