On Thursday, MLB revealed the list of finalists for the 2022 Gold Glove Awards, given to the best defenders of the season. The winners will be known on November 1, before Game 4 of the World Series.

Each position has three finalists from each league, including the award for “Utility,” meaning those players who play multiple positions, recently added by MLB.

The winner of each category, the 30 MLB franchise managers, and up to six coachs vote for a pool of players from their League, and cannot vote for players from their team.

These votes make up 75% of the total, and the remaining 25% will be accounted for by the defensive index developed by the SABR (Society for American Baseball Research).

The only caveat is for the Utility position, where a specific defensive formula has been worked out.

See the complete list of finalists:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

UTILITY

DJ LeMahieu, – New York Yankees

Whit Merrifield – Kansas/Blue Jays

Luis Rengifo – Los Angeles Angels

RIGHT FIELD

Jackie Bradley Jr. – Red Sox/Blue Jays

Max Kepler – Minnesota Twins

Kyle Tucker – Houston Astros

CENTER FIELD

Cedric Mullin – Baltimore Orioles

Myles Straw – Cleveland Guardians

Michael A. Taylor – Kansas City Royals

LEFT FIELD

Andrew Benintendi – Royals/Yankees

Steven Kwan – Cleveland Guardians

Brandon Marsh – Angels/Phillies

3RD BASE

Matt Chapman – Toronto Blue Jays

José Ramírez – Cleveland Guardians

Ramón Urías – Baltimore Orioles

SHORTSTOP

Xander Bogaerts – Boston Red Sox

Carlos Correa – Minnesota Twins

Jeremy Peña – Houston Astros

2ND BASE

Andrés Giménez – Cleveland Guardians

Jonathan Schoop – Detroit Tigers

Marcus Semien – Texas Rangers

1ST BASE

Luis Arraez – Minnesota Twins

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – Toronto Blue Jays

Anthony Rizzo – New York Yankees

CATCHER

Sean Murphy – Oakland Athletics

Cal Raleigh – Seattle Mariners

Jose Trevino – New York Yankees

PITCHERS

Jose Berríos – Toronto Blue Jays

Shane Bieber – Cleveland Guardians

Jameson Taillon – New York Yankees

NATIONAL LEAGUE

UTILITY

Brendan Donovan – St. Louis Cardinals

Tommy Edman – St. Louis Cardinals

Daulton Varsho – Arizona Diamondbacks

RIGHT FIELD

Mookie Betts – Los Angeles Dodgers

Juan Soto – Nationals/Padres

Daulton Varsho – Arizona Diamondbacks

CENTER FIELD

Trent Grisham – San Diego Padres

Victor Robles – Washington Nationals

Alek Thomas – Arizona Diamondbacks

LEFT FIELD

Ian Happ – Chicago Cubs

David Peralta – Diamondbacks/Rays

Christian Yelich – Milwaukee Brewers

3RD BASE

Nolan Arenado – St. Louis Cardinals

Ke’Bryan Hayes – Pittsburgh Pirates

Ryan McMahon – Colorado Rockies

SHORTSTOP

Ha-Seong Kim – San Diego Padres

Miguel Rojas – Miami Marlins

Dansby Swanson – Atlanta Braves

2ND BASE

Jake Cronenwort – San Diego Padres

Tommy Edman – St. Louis Cardinals

Brendan Rodgers – Colorado Rockies

1ST BASE

Paul Goldschmidt – St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Olson – Atlanta Braves

Christian Walker – Arizona Diamondbacks

RECEPTORS

Travis d’Arnaud – Atlanta Braves

Tomas Nido – New York Mets

J.T. Realmuto – Philadelphia Phillies

PITCHERS

Tyler Anderson – Los Angeles Dodgers

Corbin Burnes – Milwaukee Brewers

Max Fried – Atlanta Braves

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