When the top three vote-getters for 2023 Gold Glove Awards were revealed on Wednesday afternoon, there were three Orioles set up as possible winners for this season. They are: Adley Rutschman (catcher), Ryan Mountcastle (first base), and Austin Hays (left field).
These awards are announced officially as finalists. It’s misleading, since it implies there is further voting from this list to determine the winner. That’s not what actually happens. The Wednesday announcements are the top three finishers for already-concluded balloting. The majority of results are determined by manager and coach voting (75%), with 25% of the winning formula incorporating a sabermetric formula.