The finalists for the 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were released on Wednesday, and the lone representative from the Detroit Tigers is perhaps not the name you would have guessed. Zach McKinstry got the nod, along with Mauricio Dubon of the Houston Astros and Taylor Walls of the Tampa Bay Rays, as the three finalists in the utilityman category for the American League.
The 28-year-old McKinstry was right there with Spencer Torkelson as the team’s two healthy, everyday stalwarts, playing by far the most games this season. McKinstry appeared in 148 games and earned that playing time by functioning as AJ Hinch’s Swiss Army knife on the defensive side.