# Minor League Baseball Names 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-names-2021-rawlings-gold-glove-award-winners/
- Published: 2021-11-16T15:10:20-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Braves and Royals each have two players selected_

**New York, NY, Nov. 12, 2021 **— Minor League Baseball™ and Rawlings Sporting Goods
Company, Inc., tonight announced the nine recipients of the 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove
Award® for defensive excellence. The announcement was made during tonight’s MLB 
Network broadcast of the 2021 Rawlings Defensive Awards.

The winners at each position were selected from players in the 11 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 2022 season.

“We’d like to welcome the 2021 Minor League recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove
Award® to a special class of defensive greats deemed ‘The Finest in the Field’,”
said [**Mike Thompson**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=thompmi03,thompmi01&search=Mike+Thompson&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-),
chief marketing officer for Rawlings. “Rawlings values our long-standing partnership
with Minor League Baseball and our shared focus on growing the game of baseball 
while emphasizing defensive excellence.”

“These nine players displayed tremendous defensive skills in 2021 and we are pleased
to recognize them with Rawlings Gold Glove Awards,” said **Peter Woodfork**, Major
League Baseball’s Senior Vice President, Minor League Operations and Development.“
On behalf of Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and our great partners
at Rawlings, I congratulate each of the winners for their outstanding seasons.”

The 2021 Minor League Baseball recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® are 
as follows:

| **Position** | **Player** | **Minor League Team(s)** | **Major League Organization** | 
| 1B | [Nick Pratto](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pratto000nic&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Northwest Arkansas (AA), Omaha (AAA) | Kansas City | 
| 2B | [Michael Massey](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=massey001mic&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Quad Cities (High-A) | Kansas City | 
| SS | [Jose Tena](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tena--001jos&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Lake County (High-A) | Cleveland | 
| 3B | [Jared Triolo](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=triolo000jar&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Greensboro (High-A) | Pittsburgh | 
| OF | [Cristian Pache](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pachecr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Gwinnett (AAA) | Atlanta | 
| OF | [Brenton Doyle](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=doyle-000bre&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Spokane (High-A) | Colorado | 
| OF | [Mike Harris](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harris001mik&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) II | Rome (High-A) | Atlanta | 
| C | [Adley Rutschman](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rutsch000adl&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Bowie (AA), Norfolk (AAA) | Baltimore | 
| P | [Drey Jameson](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=jameso000dre&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) | Hillsboro (High-A), Amarillo (AA) | Arizona |

Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) first baseman **Nick Pratto** recorded 879 total chances
in 113 games between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), posting 813 putouts
and 64 assists. Pratto, 23, was selected by Kansas City in the first round (14th
overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Huntington Beach High School in Huntington
Beach, California.

Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals) second baseman **Michael Massey** handled 284
total chances and helped turn 32 double plays in 81 games. Massey, 23, was selected
by Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of
Illinois.

Lake County Captains (Indians) shortstop **Jose Tena** handled 256 total chances,
had a hand in 34 double plays and finished with 157 assists in 81 games at shortstop.
Tena, 20, was signed by the Indians as an international free agent out of San Cristobal,
Dominican Republic, on July 2, 2017.

Greensboro Grasshoppers (Pirates) third baseman **Jared Triolo** extends the streak
of a Pirates minor leaguer winning a Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base to 
four years after [**Ke’Bryan Hayes**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hayeske01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)
won three consecutive awards from 2017-19. Triolo had 254 total chances with 163
assists and helped turn 19 double plays. Triolo, 23, was selected by the Pirates
in the Competitive Balance Round B (72nd overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the
University of Houston.

Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) outfielder **Cristian Pache** handled 156 total chances
and recorded three outfield assists. Pache, 22, was signed by the Braves as an international
free agent out of Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, on July 4, 2015.

Spokane Indians (Rockies) outfielder **Brenton Doyle** recorded 13 outfield assists
and 157 putouts in 83 games. Doyle, 23, was selected by Colorado in the fourth round
of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Rome Braves outfielder **Michael Harris II** recorded 10 outfield assists and had
216 total chances in 92 games. Harris, 20, was selected by Atlanta in the third 
round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Stockbridge High School in Stockbridge, Georgia.

Norfolk Tides (Orioles) catcher **Adley Rutschman** appeared in 82 games behind 
the plate and handled 887 chances over 701.1 innings. Rutschman, 23, was the first
pick in the 2019 MLB Draft out of Oregon State University.

Amarillo Sod Poodles (Diamondbacks) right-hander **Drey Jameson** recorded 24 total
chances in 110.2 innings pitched for Hillsboro and Amarillo. Jameson, 24, was selected
by Arizona in Compensation Round 1 (34th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Ball
State University.

**About Minor League Baseball**
Minor League Baseball consists of 120 teams across
four classification levels (Low-A, High-A, Double-A and Triple-A) that are affiliated
with Major League Baseball’s 30 teams. Fans flock to Minor League Baseball games
to see baseball’s future stars and experience the affordable family-friendly entertainment
that has been a staple of Minor League Baseball since 1901. For more information,
visit MiLB.com. Follow Minor League Baseball on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

**About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®**
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award® is a registered
trademark owned by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. The award is correctly 
identified as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The name should not be shortened, abbreviated
or otherwise misused. Proper identification of this service mark using the registration
symbol and the Rawlings name is important to protect the integrity of the program
and perpetuate this worthy tradition. For more information, please visit Rawlings.
com.

**About Rawlings**
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer
and marketer of sporting goods worldwide. Founded in 1887, Rawlings is an authentic
global sports brand, trusted by generations of athletes of all skill levels. Rawlings’
unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental
reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues
choose Rawlings. Rawlings is the Official Ball Supplier and Batting Helmet of Major
League Baseball®, the official baseball of Minor League Baseball™ and the NCAA®,
and the approved baseball, basketball, football and softball of the National High
School Federation®. For more information, please visit Rawlings.com or by phone 
at (314) 819-2800.

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