ST. LOUIS -- Yadier Molina is, defensively, the best in the business, plain and simple.
Molina was announced as the winner of the the 2014 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award on Friday night.
Molina's win represents his third Platinum Glove Award in the four-year history of Rawlings' honoring the best defensive player among the nine Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners. Molina earned 20.6 percent of the overall selection tally, edging New York Mets center fielder Juan Lagares (17.7 percent), and Atlanta Braves shortstop and 2013 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner Andrelton Simmons (15.5 percent) for the top honor in the National League.
Alex Gordon, celebrating his fourth consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Award, received 21.6 percent of the total vote, besting Royals teammate and catcher Salvador Perez (15.9 percent) and Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (13.2 percent) for the American League trophy.
The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners are determined by combining votes based on an adjusted SABR Defensive Index for each of the nine Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in each League and the votes from baseball fans worldwide.
