Cubs News: Anthony Rizzo named finalist for Gold Glove award

Jim Young - USA Today Sports

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thursday, October 25, 2018, 2:35 PM

Anthony Rizzo has had many awards through his solid major league career as his defense is as solid as his slugging ability.

Rizzo was named a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Thursday alongside Joey Votto and Freddie Freeman.

For 2018, Rizzo hit .283 with 25 homers, 101 RBIs, and had a .376 on-base percentage. Defensively, he had 1287 total chances, 1133 putouts, 147 assists, and only seven errors for a fielding percentage of .995.

Rizzo won the Gold Glove and Platinum Glove Award back in 2016.

Congratulations to our #GoldGlove Award finalists! pic.twitter.com/R5ZTFtxN7G
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 25, 2018

#Rawlings #GoldGlove Award Finalists – NL 1B – @reds Joey Votto, @braves @FreddieFreeman5, @cubs @arizzo44 pic.twitter.com/lhfJfcA5Gz
— Rawlings Sports (@RawlingsSports) October 25, 2018