Santana wins Gold Glove

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins in conjunction with Major League Baseball announced today that first baseman Carlos Santana has been named the recipient of the 2024 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award at first base. This marks Santana’s first time winning the award.

Santana played in 146 games defensively, making 139 starts, while committing just four errors in 1,094 total chances over 1,250.0 innings at first base for Minnesota last season. The 38-year-old led all AL first basemen in games and innings played in 2024 and ranked tied for first among that same group in fewest errors committed (minimum of 1,000.0 innings played). The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native also led all major league first basemen in fielding run value (11) as well as outs above average (14) and was tied for second in defensive runs saved (8). After the season, Santana was named the winner of the Jim Kaat Award as Twins Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on the Twin Cities Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

This year’s award marks the 45th time a Twins player has won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award and first time since Byron Buxton and Brian Dozier in 2017. Santana becomes the third first baseman in Twins history to earn the award, joining Vic Power (1962 and ’63) and Doug Mientkiewicz (2001).

TWINS’ RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

1961     Earl Battey, C

1962     Earl Battey, C

Jim Kaat, P

Vic Power, 1B

1963     Jim Kaat, P

Vic Power, 1B

Zoilo Versalles, SS

1964     Jim Kaat, P

1965     Jim Kaat, P

Zoilo Versalles, SS

1966     Jim Kaat, P

Tony Oliva, RF

1967     Jim Kaat, P

1968     Jim Kaat, P

1969     Jim Kaat, P

1970     Jim Kaat, P

1971     Jim Kaat, P

1972     Jim Kaat, P

1973     Jim Kaat, P

1986     Gary Gaetti, 3B

Kirby Puckett, CF

1987     Gary Gaetti, 3B

Kirby Puckett, CF

1988     Gary Gaetti, 3B

Kirby Puckett, CF

1989     Gary Gaetti, 3B

Kirby Puckett, CF

1991     Kirby Puckett, CF

1992     Kirby Puckett, CF

1997     Chuck Knoblauch, 2B

2001     Torii Hunter, CF

Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B

2002     Torii Hunter, CF

2003     Torii Hunter, CF

2004     Torii Hunter, CF

2005     Torii Hunter, CF

2006     Torii Hunter, CF

2007     Torii Hunter, CF

Johan Santana, P

2008     Joe Mauer, C

2009     Joe Mauer, C

2010     Joe Mauer, C

2017     Byron Buxton, CF

Brian Dozier, 2B

2024    Carlos Santana, 1B