OC Register: Angels’ Andrelton Simmons wins another Gold Glove while Mike Trout misses out again

[AngelsWin.com]

Although this season was shaping up to be Mike Trout’s best shot to win his first Gold Glove award, he came up empty once again.

Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Boston Red Sox won the American League’s Gold Glove in center field, once again frustrating Trout and Angels fans as the awards were announced on Sunday night.

While Trout came up empty, shortstop Andrelton Simmons won for the fourth time, his second with the Angels. Ian Kinsler, who played with the Angels before he was traded to the Red Sox in July, also won a Gold Glove at second.

Right fielder Kole Calhoun and catcher Martín Maldonado, who played most of last season with the Angels, both lost out on the awards, to Mookie Betts and Salvador Pérez, respectively.

As for Trout, he had said as early in spring training that winning a Gold Glove was one of his remaining unmet goals, and he worked hard to improve his defense this year to win one. Trout did not make an error all season, and the advanced defensive metrics also showed he’d improved.

With recent winners Kevin Kiermaier and Byron Buxton both missing time with injuries, it appeared to create a possibility for Trout. He was among the top three, along with Bradley and Chicago’s Adam Engel.

The Gold Gloves are chosen by managers and coaches, with 25 percent of the calculation coming from the Society for American Baseball Research’s Defensive Index. The SDI combines several other defensive metrics.

Trout actually finished just ahead of Bradley in the final SDI rankings, even though Bradley led him earlier in the season.

Simmons won his fourth career Gold Glove award, his second with the Angels. He previously won two with the Atlanta Braves.

Simmons joined Omar Vizquel as the only other shortstop to win multiple Gold Gloves in each league.

Three players with Orange County roots won Gold Gloves.

Matt Chapman, a product of El Toro High, won his first Gold Glove, as did his former high school teammate, Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado. Arenado won his sixth in a row.

Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, a product of El Modena High, won his first Gold Glove, sharing the award with Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

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I knew Trout he would not win as long as there is a Red Sox or Yankee as they are always awarded. They will always pass Trout as is in PS4 mlb The Show he is always passed to be on the cover and always some one from the east on the cover