One of the driving forces behind the Cubs’ return to the postseason this year was a foundation built around fielding a strong defensive unit across the board. It was no surprise then that six of Chica

He passed franchise legend and current president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who won his lone Gold Glove for his efforts in the 2016 MLB season. Bailey and starting pitcher Logan Webb became the first batterymates to win the awards since 2013, when Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina walked away with the Gloves.

Dingler has realized his potential and just bested Alejandro Kirk and Carlos Narváez for an AL Gold Glove Award.

The last pitcher-catcher teammates to win the Gold Glove were Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina of the Cardinals, who did it in both 2013 and 2009. Before that, Kenny Rogers and Ivan Rodriguez both won for the 2006 Detroit Tigers, six years after they pulled off the same feat as teammates on the Texas Rangers. Here’s the list:

The Gold Glove announcements came just a day after the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 to win their second straight World Series title. That made them the first back-to-back winner in 25 years.