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Nov 1, 2026 6:53 PM
St. Louis Cardinals standouts Masyn Winn and JJ Wetherholt will be trying to become the 13th middle infield duo in MLB history to win Gold Gloves in the same season. If Winn can repeat at shortstop and Wetherholt can win at second base, it would be the 25th time a double play combo won Gold Gloves.
Already MLB’s all-time leader in Gold Glove awards by a wide margin, the St. Louis Cardinals could be poised to add to their impressive list of 100 wins for top defensive honors tonight when the winners are announced on ESPN.
ESPN's Rawlings Gold Glove awards show is set to air at 7:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET tonight.
Shortstop Masyn Winn, standout rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt and pitcher Michael McGreevy are Gold Glove finalists at their respective positions in the National League. Winn and Wetherholt will be trying to become the 13th middle infield duo to sweep the Gold Glove awards from the same team. The previous 12 duos have done it 24 times previously with Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson and second baseman Nico Hoerner being the last to do so in 2023. Edgar Renteria and Fernando Vina are the only Cardinals middle infielders to sweep the Gold Glove awards in the same season, doing so in 2002.
Wetherholt set a rookie record for Outs Above Average in his first MLB season with 25 – one short of MLB leader Pete Crow-Armstrong, the star center fielder of the Chicago Cubs. Wetherholt, 23, is trying to join Brendan Donovan (2022 as a Utility Fielder) as the only rookies in the storied history of the Cardinals to capture Gold Glove awards.
Winn won his first Gold Glove award in 2025 when he committed just three errors at shortstop, tying an MLB mark set by Cal Ripken (1990) and Omar Vizquel (2000). Winn led all NL shortstops in Outs Above Average with 19 – far more than fellow finalists Geraldo Perdomo (12) and Swanson (12).
McGreevy’s plus-five Defensive Runs Saved were tied for the most among any MLB pitcher in 2026. He is a finalist along with Braves veteran Chris Sale and Mets rookie Nolan McLean.
The Cardinals’ 100 Gold Gloves are 15 more than MLB’s next-closest team, the Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals are also the only team to win five Gold Glove awards in one season, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, left fielder Tyler O'Neill and center fielder Harrison Bader winning top defensive honors in 2021.
The Baltimore Orioles, led by the defensive greatness of Brooks Robinson and Ripken in the past, are the all-time leaders in the AL with 75 Gold Gloves.
Here is a look at the 100 Gold Glove winners in Cardinals history, broken down in significant blocks of time in team history:
1957–1969 (25 Gold Glove awards)
- 1957: Hal Smith (C)
- 1958: Ken Boyer (3B)
- 1959: Ken Boyer (3B)
- 1960: Ken Boyer (3B), Bill White (1B)
- 1961: Ken Boyer (3B), Bill White (1B)
- 1962: Bobby Shantz (P)
- 1963: Ken Boyer (3B), Bill White (1B), Curt Flood (OF), Bobby Shantz (P)
- 1964: Bill White (1B), Curt Flood (OF), Bobby Shantz (P)
- 1965: Bob Gibson (P)
- 1966: Bob Gibson (P), Curt Flood (OF)
- 1967: Bob Gibson (P), Curt Flood (OF)
- 1968: Bob Gibson (P), Curt Flood (OF), Dal Maxvill (SS)
- 1969: Bob Gibson (P), Curt Flood (OF)
Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson won nine Gold Gloves from 1965-73. -- Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports1970–1979 (10 Gold Glove awards)
- 1970: Bob Gibson (P), Joe Torre (C)
- 1971: Bob Gibson (P)
- 1972: Bob Gibson (P)
- 1973: Bob Gibson (P)
- 1975: Ken Reitz (3B)
- 1977: Garry Templeton (SS)
- 1978: Keith Hernandez (1B)
- 1979: Keith Hernandez (1B), Garry Templeton (SS)
1980–1989 (26 Gold Glove awards)
- 1980: Keith Hernandez (1B), George Hendrick (OF)
- 1981: Keith Hernandez (1B)
- 1982: Keith Hernandez (1B), Ozzie Smith (SS)
- 1983: Keith Hernandez (1B), Ozzie Smith (SS), Willie McGee (OF), George Hendrick (OF)
- 1984: Ozzie Smith (SS), Joaquín Andújar (P)
- 1985: Ozzie Smith (SS), Willie McGee (OF)
- 1986: Ozzie Smith (SS), Willie McGee (OF)
- 1987: Ozzie Smith (SS), Terry Pendleton (3B)
- 1988: Ozzie Smith (SS)
- 1989: Ozzie Smith (SS), Terry Pendleton (3B)
Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, seen here with late Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, won 13 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1980-92. -- Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports 1990–1999 (7 Gold Glove awards)
- 1990: Ozzie Smith (SS)
- 1991: Ozzie Smith (SS), Tom Pagnozzi (C)
- 1992: Ozzie Smith (SS), Tom Pagnozzi (C)
- 1994: Tom Pagnozzi (C), Ozzie Smith (SS)
2000–2009 (24 Gold Glove awards)
- 2000: Jim Edmonds (OF), Mike Matheny (C)
- 2001: Jim Edmonds (OF), Fernando Viña (2B)
- 2002: Jim Edmonds (OF), Scott Rolen (3B), Edgar Renteria (SS), Fernando Viña (2B)
- 2003: Jim Edmonds (OF), Scott Rolen (3B), Edgar Renteria (SS), Mike Matheny (C)
- 2004: Jim Edmonds (OF), Scott Rolen (3B), Edgar Renteria (SS), Mike Matheny (C)
- 2005: Jim Edmonds (OF)
- 2006: Albert Pujols (1B), Scott Rolen (3B)
- 2008: Yadier Molina (C)
- 2009: Yadier Molina (C), Adam Wainwright (P)
2010–2019 (15 Gold Glove awards)
- 2010: Albert Pujols (1B), Yadier Molina (C)
- 2011: Yadier Molina (C)
- 2012: Yadier Molina (C)
- 2013: Yadier Molina (C), Adam Wainwright (P)
- 2014: Yadier Molina (C)
- 2015: Yadier Molina (C), Jason Heyward (OF)
- 2018: Yadier Molina (C)
- 2019: Kolten Wong (2B)
Catcher Yadier Molina, who was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame on Sept. 12, won nine Gold Gloves during his career. -- Jeff Le-Imagn Images2020–Present (8 Gold Glove awards)
- 2020: Kolten Wong (2B), Tyler O'Neill (LF)
- 2021: Paul Goldschmidt (1B), Tommy Edman (2B), Nolan Arenado (3B), Tyler O'Neill (LF), Harrison Bader (CF)
- 2022: Nolan Arenado (3B), Brendan Donovan (Utility)
- 2025: Masyn Winn (SS)
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