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Stay Gold: Andrelton Simmons and Martin Maldonado win Gold Glove Awards
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Stay Gold: Andrelton Simmons and Martin Maldonado win Gold Glove Awards

Published Nov. 7, 2017 10:11 p.m. ET

Andrelton Simmons and Martin Maldonado put a bit of a gold lining on the Angels season despite narrowly missing the playoffs.

On Tuesday, Simmons and Maldonado were named winners of the Gold Glove Award by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company.

https://twitter.com/Angels/status/928094177480658945

For Maldonado, the award is the first in his career. In his first season with the Angels, Maldonado played a league high 137 behind the plate and posted a .998 fielding percentage. He joins Bob Boone and Bengie Molina as Halo catchers to win the award.

https://twitter.com/Angels/status/928082296279724032

Simmons becomes the fourth shortstop in Angels history to win the Gold Glove. The award is the third in his career.

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