Miami’s Javier Sanoja made history Sunday as the first Marlins player to win an NL Rawlings Gold Glove as a utility player — and the team’s first Gold Glove since left fielder Marcel Ozuna’s in 2017.
Sanoja beat out the World Series-winning Dodger Miguel Rojas and the Pirate Jared Triolo.
The 23-year-old rookie mainly rotated between second and third base, where he tallied nine defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs. He also spent some time in the outfield, posting a .988 fielding percentage across 785 innings.
Sanoja is the ninth Marlin to win a Gold Glove, joining left fielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Dee Strange-Gordon among others. He’s also the second rookie in Miami’s history to win a Gold Glove (Charles Johnson was the first). The award for utility players was created in 2022.
