Ezequiel Tovar won his first National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Sunday, after the Colorado shortstop led the majors at the position with an 11.2 ultimate zone rating, an advanced stat tha…
Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar tags out Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel on a stolen base attempt during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Ezequiel Tovar is getting national recognition for his defensive prowess that’s been apparent for two years to Rockies fans.
Tovar won his first National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Sunday, after the Colorado shortstop led the majors at the position with an 11.2 ultimate zone rating, an advanced stat that quantifies how many runs a player saved defensively. After being a finalist for the award last year, Tovar took home the Gold Glove this season. He was second among MLB shortstops with a .988 fielding percentage, and is the second shortstop in franchise history and just the 15th in MLB history with a season with at least 675 total chances and eight or fewer errors.
Tovar is the 10th player in franchise history to win the Gold Glove, and the third shortstop. Neifi Pérez also won the award in 2000, and Troy Tulowitzki won consecutive awards in 2010 and ’11. While Tovar stacked up flashy plays in 2024, the 23-year-old also was elite in traditional defensive metrics. He led MLB shortstops in total chances and double plays , while also leading the entire majors in assists with 435. He was also third among NL shortstops in outs above average, which measures outs a player saved, with 15.
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