Watching Nolan Arenado’s barehanded catch-and-throws, over-the-shoulder basket catches, pirouettes in the dirt and diving snares down the line have become routine for Rockies fans.
Colorado’s third baseman remains the gold standard. Sunday, Arenado, 28, won his seventh consecutive National League Gold Glove.
Rockies’ all-star shortstop Trevor Story, a finalist for the first-time for whom manager Bud Black lobbied hard, did not win. Arizona’s Nick Ahmed garnered the award for the second year in a row.
Arenado joined Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Brooks Robinson as the only third basemen in big-league history to win at least seven consecutive Gold Gloves.