SB Nation New York - Jeter, Teixeira And Cano Awarded MLB Gold Glove Awardshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-11-09T18:33:29-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15684632010-11-09T18:33:29-05:002010-11-09T18:33:29-05:00Jeter, Teixeira And Cano Awarded MLB Gold Glove Awards
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<p>The winners of the first round of major hardware for the 2010 season, the Rawlings American League Gold Glove Awards, were revealed on Tuesday, with three <a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Yankees</a> - <span>Derek Jeter</span>, <span>Mark Teixeira</span> and <span>Robinson Cano</span> - getting recognition for their defense.</p>
<p>This is the 36-year-old Jeter's fifth Gold Glove award, putting him in an exclusive club <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/2010/11/jeter-cano-and-teixeira-take-h.html">according to the New York Daily News</a>: only five other shortstops in history have won at least five Gold Gloves, led by Ozzie Smith (13) and <span>Omar Vizquel</span> (11) while Luis Aparicio (9), Mark Belanger (8) and Dave Concepcion (5) are the others.</p>
<p>Teixeira has now won four Gold Gloves for his play at first base, this being his second with the Yankees, and it was the first for second base standout Cano.</p>
<p>The other AL winners were the <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Twins</a>' <span>Joe Mauer</span> at catcher, <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tampa Bay Rays</a>' third baseman <span>Evan Longoria</span>, <a href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Seattle Mariners</a> outfielder <span>Ichiro Suzuki</span>, Seattle Mariners outfielder <span>Franklin Gutierrez</span> and Rays outfielder <span>Carl Crawford</span>. <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago White Sox</a> pitcher <span>Mark Buehrle</span> was deemed to be the best fielding pitcher, thus earning him a Gold Glove as well.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/11/9/2324025/jeter-teixeira-and-cano-awarded-mlb-gold-glove-awardsScott Schroeder