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We already know who won the 2022 Gold Glove Awards. But what if we only used Statcast’s fielder tracking data to decide the best defenders in baseball?

Let’s pick the Statcast All-Defense Teams for 2022.

These are the best fielders in the American League and National League at every position according to Statcast’s defensive metrics. For infielders and outfielders, that’s Outs Above Average, which uses a plus/minus system for every fielder based on the out probability of all of his chances. For catchers, we’ll use pitch framing runs — the amount of runs a catcher saves his team by getting extra called strikes on borderline pitches.

Does Statcast agree with the Gold Glove winners? Are there any surprises?

There were so many moments to remember from an incredible season, from epic walk-off wins to historic homers to catches that made your jaw drop. Here are the Top 10 plays from 2022.

He’s part of the big four of free-agent shortstops and he might be the biggest name out there. Carlos Correa has his fair share of clubs vying for his talents, but which ones have the best shot?

Get 30% off sitewide on team apparel and much more with the MLB Shop Black Friday sale.

The classic documentary series begins at 1 p.m. ET and continues throughout the holiday weekend on MLB Network.

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