Yoenis Cespedes Wins A Gold Glove For The Tigers
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
You did read the headline right. Tuesday evening, the former Tigers' left fielder won the AL Gold Glove for American League left fielders.
This is the first Gold Glove for Cespedes.
He played in 102 games for the Tigers before being traded to the New York Mets at the trade deadline.
Remember when @ynscspds was on the @Tigers? Well, he just won an AL #GoldGlove Award: https://t.co/xZyKntnBEA pic.twitter.com/tm0tSADNq3
— Cut4 (@Cut4) November 11, 2015
.@ynscspds wins #GoldGlove for the Tigers, a team he hasn't played on since July: https://t.co/oovdwzXCcr pic.twitter.com/fMPMzKYrvC
— Cut4 (@Cut4) November 11, 2015
According to ESPN.com:
In 99 games in left field with the Tigers, Cespedes accumulated 11 defensive runs saved, the most of any left fielder in the American League. He had four more Defensive Runs Saved at the position with the Mets, though he primarily played center field for them.
The other players up for the award were the Royals' Alex Gordon and the Yankees' Brett Gardner. This is the first Gold Glove a Tigers' player has won since 2009 (Placido Polanco).