"With Sunday night's announcements, Javier Sanoja came out as one of the NL winners for the Rawlings award for defensive excellence, securing the Gold Glove for the utility position. While Gold Gloves have been around since 1957, recognizing utility has only been a thing since 2022. Sanoja's win marks a first for himself at any position, and the first for the Marlins at the utility spot."
"In terms of how many different players in franchise history have won the award, Sanoja is the ninth Marlins player to do so. It's the first win for a Miami player since 2017, and puts an end to the longest Gold Glove drought in franchise history. Fortunately, this could be the start of another run of Marlins players being regularly in the conversation, as 2025 was also the first year since 2015 that they had three finalists."
"Sanoja's win gives Miami thirteen Gold Gloves in total, starting with Charles Johnson's first of three wins back in 1995. Johnson shares the top spot with Luis Castillo, who won the award from 2003-2005. Unless...you actually decide to give Johnson some Marlins credit for his 1998 win. The team website chooses not to, but if you wanted to take that road, Johnson would stand alone with four, and that would make fourteen Miami Gold gloves."
Javier Sanoja won the National League Rawlings Gold Glove at the utility position. Utility began being recognized in 2022, making Sanoja the Marlins' first utility Gold Glove winner. Sanoja also played center and short this season, leaving right field as the only franchise position without a Gold Glove. Sanoja is the ninth Marlins player to win a Gold Glove and the first Miami winner since 2017, ending the franchise's longest Gold Glove drought. The Marlins now have thirteen Gold Gloves total, beginning with Charles Johnson in 1995; including Johnson's 1998 season would raise the total to fourteen.
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