Lennerton gobbles up second straight Gold Glove
Toledo Mud Hens first baseman Jordan Lennerton earned his second straight MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove Award with his perfect 1.000 fielding percentage through 121 games. He posted 1,058 putouts with 69 assists in 1,127 total chances and turned 107 double plays.
Minor League Baseball and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., have announced Minor League Baseball's recipients of the 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® for defensive excellence at their positions. The honorees were selected among qualifying players from the 10 domestic-based, full-season Minor Leagues. Each player will receive his own Rawlings Gold Glove Award, modeled after the iconic award given to Major League Baseball's top defensive players, during the 2014 season.
"Congratulations to the nine outstanding Minor League Baseball players who deservedly won the 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award," said Mike Thompson, executive vice president and general manager of baseball for St. Louis-based Rawlings. "Minor League Baseball is and will always continue to be a great partner of Rawlings, and we knew the Rawlings Gold Glove Award would be a popular goal for many young players when we decided to rekindle this award platform in 2011."
"Each year, it is a privilege to join in the announcement of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and help recognize the top defensive players in Minor League Baseball," said Pat O'Conner, President & CEO of Minor League Baseball. "All nine of these players displayed extraordinary skills at their positions this season, and on behalf of Minor League Baseball, I congratulate them on this outstanding accomplishment."
The 2014 Minor League Baseball recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® are as follows:
|
Position |
Player |
Minor League Team(s) |
Major League Organization |
|
1B |
Jordan Lennerton |
Toledo |
Detroit |
|
2B |
Tony Kemp |
Lancaster/Corpus Christi |
Houston |
|
SS |
Hanser Alberto |
Myrtle Beach/Frisco |
Texas |
|
3B |
Jason Esposito |
Frederick |
Baltimore |
|
LF |
Chad Wright |
Lakeland |
Detroit |
|
CF |
Breland Almadova |
South Bend/Visalia |
Arizona |
|
RF |
Michael Ratterree |
Wisconsin/Huntsville |
Milwaukee |
|
C |
Roberto Pena |
Lancaster |
Houston |
|
P |
Josh Geer |
San Antonio |
San Diego |