Mariners' Raleigh, Brewers' Turang win Platinum Glove awards

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang won the 2024 Platinum Glove awards as their respective league's top overall defenders.

Both players are first-time Platinum Glove winners after each claimed their first career Gold Glove last week.

Raleigh was a rock behind the plate for Seattle, leading all AL catchers with 17 defensive runs saved, 13 catcher framing runs, and a 49.1% strike rate. He also caught an MLB-high 32 runners stealing and led Junior Circuit backstops in putouts (1,138), assists (51), and double plays (eight).

The 27-year-old is the first Mariners player to win a Platinum Glove and the second AL catcher, joining the Yankees' Jose Trevino in 2022.

Turang's 22 defensive runs saved led all second baseman. He also led NL second basemen in putouts (240) and assists (379) and was worth six outs above average.

Turang is both the first member of the Brewers, and the first NL second baseman, to earn a Platinum Glove. He and Cleveland's Andrés Giménez, who won it last year, are the only second basemen in either league to win a Platinum Glove since it was first awarded in 2011.

All positional Gold Glove winners in both leagues were automatically nominated for their league's Platinum Glove award. The winners were decided through a combination of fan voting and advanced metrics through the SABR Defensive Index.

Major League Baseball also announced the winners of this year's team Gold Glove awards. The Toronto Blue Jays were named the AL's top defensive team for the second time, while the Brewers won the NL honor for a second straight year.