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Pirates’ Jared Triolo Wins Gold Glove Award

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November 3, 2024

For the second straight season, a Pittsburgh Pirates player was named a recipient of a Gold Glove award. Jared Triolo was announced as a Rawlings Gold Glove winner for National League utility players on Sunday night.

Triolo becomes the third player to win the award at the utility position in the National League since it was created in 2022. He edged out finalists Brendan Donovan (Cardinals) and Kiké Hernandez (Dodgers) to take home the hardware.

The 26-year-old broke camp as the Pirates’ starting second baseman and recorded six defensive runs saved at the position. The majority of his playing time this past season came at third base in place of the injured Ke’Bryan Hayes, where Triolo was responsible for two defensive runs saved.

In addition to playing third base (61 games) and second base (47 games), Triolo also played in nine games at shortstop and played an inning in right field for the first time in his career. We bet FanDuel didn’t have odds on that, though they like the Dodgers to repeat.

In total, between the four positions, Triolo recorded seven defensive runs saved, two outs above average, and a .992 fielding percentage.

Triolo is the 21st different Pirates player to win a Rawlings Gold Glove. It marks the first time since Starling Marte won two straight Gold Gloves from 2015-16 that the Pirates have had back-to-back years with a Gold Glove winner. Hayes won the first of his career at third base last season.