ST. LOUIS, Mo., November 7, 2021 – This evening, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, left fielder Tyler O’Neill and center fielder Harrison Bader were named National League recipients of the 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for defensive excellence.  It is the first instance any MLB team has had five individual award winners in a single season and the most by any team since the Cardinals and Seattle Mariners had four each in 2003.

The St. Louis Cardinals have had 96 Rawlings Gold Glove selections since the award originated in 1957—most among all Major League teams.  It is the 31st time the Cardinals have had multiple Gold Glove winners in the same season and the fourth time the franchise has had at least four winners in one year (1963, 2002, 2003,  2021).

Arenado, 30, won his ninth consecutive career Gold Glove Award, having won in each of his first nine seasons since debuting in 2013.  He is the first MLB player to win nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards since outfielders Ichiro Suzuki and Torii Hunter won their ninth straight following the 2009 season, and the second player in MLB history to win the coveted trophy in each of his first nine seasons (Suzuki, 10, 2001-2010).  This year, Arenado ranked first among NL third basemen with 125 putouts and 38 double plays turned.  He also ranked 2nd among NL 3B in Defensive Runs Saved (6) and Outs Above Average (10).  Arenado is the 18th player in MLB history to win nine consecutive Gold Gloves at any position, the third to do so as a third baseman (joining Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson-16 and Mike Schmidt-9), and the first infielder to win at least nine consecutive since Omar Vizquel from 1993-2001.  He is the 10th infielder (23rd player) in MLB history to win at least nine career Gold Gloves and surpasses Cardinals Hall of Famer Scott Rolen for third-most all time among MLB third baseman.  Arenado joins Rolen (2002-04, 2006), Terry Pendleton (1987, 1989), Ken Reitz (1975) and Ken Boyer (1958-61, 1963) as third basemen to win a Gold Glove with St. Louis.

Goldschmidt, 34, won his fourth career Gold Glove Award and first since 2017 with Arizona.  He led all MLB first basemen with 10 Defensive Runs Saved and a 3.5 Ultimate Zone Rating (nearly double the next closest first baseman).  His two errors (1313.0 innings) were the fewest among all first basemen with at least 920.0 innings played. Goldschmidt is now tied for the most Gold Gloves among active first basemen with Anthony Rizzo and Eric Hosmer.  He is the first Cardinals first baseman to earn the award since Albert Pujols in 2010.

O’Neill, 26, won his second consecutive Gold Glove Award after winning his first in 2020.  For the second straight year, O’Neill led all MLB left fielders in Defensive Runs Saved (12) and Ultimate Zone Rating (6.7).  His seven outfield assists ranked T1st among National League left fielders.  O’Neill is the first Cardinals outfielder to win consecutive Gold Glove Awards since Jim Edmonds took home six straight from 2000-05.

Edman, 26, won his first career Gold Glove Award playing primarily at second base (115 starts) while also starting 35 games in the outfield.  He led all MLB second basemen with 13 Outs Above Average and ranked T2nd among NL 2B in Defensive Runs Saved (6).  His five errors were tied for the fewest among all second basemen with at least 1000.0 innings played.  Edman joins Kolten Wong (2019-20) and Fernando Viña (2001-02) as the only second basemen to win the award in franchise history.  The Cardinals have won three straight Gold Glove Awards at second base, with Kolten Wong taking home the honor the previous two seasons.

Bader, 27, won his first career Gold Glove after being named a finalist for the award in 2019.  Bader led all NL outfielders with 15 Defensive Runs Saved and 14 Outs Above Average.  His 11 “four and five star catches”, defined as catches with probabilities of less than 50% of being made, ranked 4th among all MLB outfielders.  Bader is the first Cardinals centerfielder to win a Gold Glove since Jim Edmonds in 2005 and joins Curt Flood (1963-69), Willie McGee (1983, 1985-86), Jason Heyward (2015) and Tyler O’Neill (2020-21) as Cardinals outfielders to win a Gold Glove.  This marks the first time in franchise history that two Cardinals outfielders have won Gold Gloves in the same season.

According to FanGraphs, the Cardinals led all Major League teams in Defensive Runs Saved in 2021 with 86, eight more than the next closest team.  Nine-time award winner Yadier Molina was announced as a 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove finalist on October 28, finishing in the top-three among NL catchers.

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners are selected by the managers of all 30 MLB teams and up to six of their respective coaches.  Each manager and coach vote from a pool of qualified players in their League, but cannot vote for players from their own team.  In 2013, Rawlings added a sabermetric component to the Gold Glove Awards selection process, as part of its collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).  The SABR Defensive Index (SDI) has previously comprised of approximately 25% of the overall selection total, with the managers and coaches’ vote carrying the majority.

Starting Sunday, fans can now vote Arenado, Goldschmidt, O’Neill, Bader or Edman to be named the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winner at Rawlings.com.  A combination of the national fan vote and the SDI will determine who takes that honor.  Voting will remain open through Thursday, November 11 at 10:59 PM CT and the winners will be unveiled on Friday, November 12 on the MLB Network.

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Others receiving votes: Purdue 174; Arkansas 139; San Diego State 84; Utah 32; Iowa State 26; Kentucky 22; App State 20; SMU 4; Mississippi State 1.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State outscored Texas 21-0 in the third quarter and rolled to a 30-7 win over the Longhorns in Ames. The Cyclones had trailed 7-3 at halftime.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. The Cyclones grabbed momentum early in the third quarter.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has a decision to make at quarterback as the Hawkeyes get set to host Minnesota. Sophomore Alex Padilla replaced Spencer Petras on the fourth drive of a 17-12 win at Northwestern and led the Hawkeyes to a pair of first half touchdown drives. Ferentz says Petras was nursing an injury suffered at Wisconsin.

Ferentz was not ready to name a starter after Saturday’s game.

The Hawkeyes are 7-2 and remained 19th in the latest AP Poll.

The Kansas Chiefs scored 13 points in the opening half and used lots of pressure on Packer’s quarterback Jordan Love to earn their fifth win of the season Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The Packers got a fourth quarter touchdown on a sideline pass to Allen Lazard but the Chiefs hit on a couple of big plays to run out the rest of the clock. Patrick Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill for a first down on a third and ten near midfield to seal the game.

The Packers struggled to get the offense moving with Jordan Love under center due to the absence of Aaron Rodgers due to COVID protocols. Green Bay finally put together a drive early in the fourth quarter but it ended when Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed picked off a pass intended for Davante Adams near the goal line. The Packers scored on the next drive but it was too little, too late.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 166 yards and one score to Travis Kelce in the first quarter. Harrison Butker connected on both of his field goal attempts in the game, including a 55 yarder right before half.

Jordan Love finished 19 of 34 passing for 190 yards with one TD and one interception in his first career start. The Packers fell to 7-2 on the year.

The Chiefs improved to 5-4 on the season and will now prep for a Sunday Night Football game at the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday.

The Drake Bulldogs dropped a 7-0 game at Marist on Saturday in Poughkeepsie, NY. The Red Foxes got the only score of the game in the third quarter on a 10 yard pass from Austin Day to Hunter Cobb.

Both teams missed field goal chances and the Bulldogs had one attempt blocked in the third quarter. The defenses dominated much of the game and the Red Foxes had just a slight advantage in total yardage and time of possession.

The Bulldogs were playing for the first time in three weeks following a COVID-19 outbreak and a bye week. The Bulldogs fell to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the PFL. Next up for Drake is a home game against PFL newcomer St. Thomas for a 12:00 p.m. kickoff next Saturday.

UNI fell behind 10-0 but rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the game against Illinois State and send it to overtime. The Redbirds hit on their first overtime possession with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jackson Waring to Austing Nagel. UNI had their possession end with a pass that fell short of Bradrick Shaw for an incompletion that ended the game.

UNI looked like they were going to have a chance to win the game in regulation. Deion McShane returned a punt 69-yards to the Redbirds’ 1 yard line with just over a minute to play, but it was called back on a block-in-the-back penalty.

UNI outgained Illinios State 315-164 but a number of mistakes cost the Panthers scoring chances. Isaiah Weston was a bright spot once again with 142 yards receiving, he leads the FCS in yards per reception at 25.38.

The Panthers fell to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Valley. Next up for UNI is a road trip to No. 17 Missouri State for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff on ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones came alive in the second half and blew past Texas 30-7 on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. The Cyclones were down 7-3 at halftime but Breece hall quickly turned that around with a 47-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter and the Cyclones pulled away.

Tarique Milton caught a 49-yard score from wideout Xavier Hutchinson on a trick play mid third quarter. Hall added another rushing score and Andrew Mevis kicked two field goals in the fourth to seal it.

Hall finished with 140 yards on 19 carries in the game. He extends his streak of consecutive games with a rushing touchdown to 21, the third best streak in NCAA FBS history. He also grabbed his 18th career multi-TD game, 4th most in Big 12 history.

Iowa State improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12. Next up for the Cyclones is a road trip to Texas Tech next Saturday. That game has been set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff.

The Iowa Hawkeyes built a 14-3 halftime lead and held on for a 17-12 win over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Illinois. Tyler Goodson and Arland Bruce IV ran for the two Iowa scores.

Goodson carried the ball 21 times for 145 yards to lead the offense for Iowa. Alex Padilla replaced Spencer Petras at quarterback and went 18-28 passing for 172 yards.

Northwestern climbed close late with a a 31-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Marty to Evan Hull with 2:21 left in the game. Their two point conversion attempt failed, keeping the margin at 5. The Wildcats got the ball back one last time after forcing an Iowa punt but Dane Belton picked off Marty with 1:44 left to seal the game.

Iowa improves to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big 10. Next up for the Hawkeyes is a home game against Minnesota.