Did not wearing Rawlings cost Fernando Tatis Jr. the Gold Glove?

A lot controversy have caused the Finalist lists for the Golden Glove Award which were released recently. What attracted the most attention was undoubtedly the claim that launched indirectly Fernando Tatis Jr. in their social networks after staying outside the nomination despite the fact that in numbers he was the best shortstop in the National League.

In 57 games that the young shortstop saw action with the San Diego Padres, he made just three errors in 191 defensive chances, resulting in a .984 fielding average. However, not having been nominated for the 2020 “Rawling” Gold Glove, could be precisely linked to the sponsor of the award, because “El Niño” wears gloves from the Mizuno brand and not Rawlings.

This is not the first time that suspicions have been raised regarding the lists of nominees for the Golden Glove, in past editions it has been widely criticized that other players were not considered for the fact that they did not use mitts from the company sponsoring the Prize.

This is how Fernando Tatis Jr. reacted on Twitter after learning that he was not taken into account as one of the finalists for the award even though his statistics indicate otherwise:

Good, more motivation for a monster on the rise.

The National League shortstop who will fight for the 2020 Gold Glove are: Miguel Rojas (Marlins), Dansby Swanson (Braves) and Puerto Rican Javy Báez (Cubs).