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Nolan Arenado Wins 8th Gold Glove

(AP) — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove in the pandemic-shortened MLB season.

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Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies fields a ground ball in the first inning hit by Wil Myers #4 of the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on Aug. 1, 2020. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Gold Gloves are presented annually by Rawlings. Because of the shortened season, the awards were based on the Society for American Baseball Research's Defensive Index.

From 2013-19, the index was about 25% of the total, with the rest voting by major league managers and up to six coaches per team.

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