History

The Gold Glove Award was announced by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Co. in a full-page ad that ran in The Sporting News on Oct. 2, 1957.

A panel of sportswriters was chosen to select the major leagues' outstanding defensive player at each position.

In 1958, an award was given for each position in each major league, with players doing the voting.

Managers and coaches have selected the Gold Glove teams since 1965, with the provision that they can't vote for players from their own teams.

Each winner receives a glove or mitt made of gold-finished leather, mounted on a hardwood stand with an engraved plate bearing the player's name, position, team, and year of the award.

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