Kansas City Royals teammates Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon all received their second consecutive Gold Glove on Tuesday night. But the story of the night was Yadier Molina - he received his seventh consecutive Gold Glove award to join Ivan Rodriguez and Johnny Bench as the only catchers to win seven in a row.
Each position winner is selected by managers and coaches throughout the league. The MLB introduced a sabermetric component last year to help out with the selection process, but it's still ways away from playing a role.
Here are your 2014 Gold Glove award recipients (with their career total in parentheses):
American League
Catcher: Salvador Perez, KC (2)
First base: Eric Hosmer, KC (2)
Second base: Dustin Pedroia, BOS (4) *Receives $100K Bonus
Third base: Kyle Seager, SEA (1)
Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, BAL (3) *Receives $75K Bonus
Left field: Alex Gordon, KC (4)
Center field: Adam Jones, BAL (4) *Receives $75K Bonus
Right field: Nick Markakis BAL (2) *Receives $75K Bonus
Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel, HOU (1)
National League
Catcher: Yadier Molina, STL (7)
First base: Adrian Gonzalez, LAD (4) *Receives $100K Bonus
Second base: D.J. LeMahieu, COL (1)
Third base: Nolan Arenado, COL (2)
Shortstop: Andrelton Simmons, ATL (2) *Receives $25K Bonus
Left field: Christian Yelich, MIA (1)
Center field: Juan Lagares, NYM (1)
Right field: Jason Heyward, ATL (2) *Receives $25K Bonus
Pitcher: Zack Greinke, LAD (1)
Check out last year's winners for comparison:
American League
Catcher: Salvador Perez, KC
First base: Eric Hosmer, KC
Second base: Dustin Pedroia, BOS
Third base: Manny Machado, BAL
Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, BAL
Left field: Alex Gordon, KC
Center field: Adam Jones, BAL
Right field: Shane Victorino, BOS
Pitcher: R.A. Dickey, TOR
National League
Catcher: Yadier Molina, STL
First base: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
Second base: Brandon Phillips, CIN
Third base: Nolan Arenado, COL
Shortstop: Andrelton Simmins, ATL
Left field: Gerardo Parra, ARI
Center field: Carlos Gomez, MIL
Right field: Carlos Gonzalez, COL
Pitcher: Adam Wainwright, STL
