Detroit Tiger starting pitcher Kenny Rogers was awarded a Gold Glove this season, along with teammate, catcher Ivan Rodriguez. This is Rogers’ third straight Gold Glove and fifth overall in his career. Rogers is the pitcher who had a suspicious-looking smudge on his hand in the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series. Rogers claimed it was only dirt, but no one will ever know for sure since the smudge was gone by the second inning. Rogers was one of the few Tigers’ pitchers who did not commit an error during their World Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched 23 scoreless innings in the postseason and would have started Game 6 if the Tigers had managed to extend the series.
Other American League Gold Glove winners include: Ichiro Suzuki, right fielder (Seattle); Torii Hunter, centerfielder (Minnesota); Vernon Wells, centerfielder (Toronto); Eric Chavez, third baseman (Oakland); Derek Jeter, shortstop (Yankees); Mark Teixeira, first baseman (Texas); and Mark Grudzielanek, second baseman (Kansas City).
On the National League side, pitcher Greg Maddux won his 16th Gold Glove award, while Albert Pujols and Carlos Beltran both won their first. Maddux also filed for free agency after playing the last few months with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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