MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins in conjunction with Major League Baseball announced today that first baseman Carlos Santana has been named the recipient of the 2024 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Award at first base. This marks Santana’s first time winning the award.

Santana played in 146 games defensively, making 139 starts, while committing just four errors in 1,094 total chances over 1,250.0 innings at first base for Minnesota last season. The 38-year-old led all AL first basemen in games and innings played in 2024 and ranked tied for first among that same group in fewest errors committed (minimum of 1,000.0 innings played). The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native also led all major league first basemen in fielding run value (11) as well as outs above average (14) and was tied for second in defensive runs saved (8). After the season, Santana was named the winner of the Jim Kaat Award as Twins Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on the Twin Cities Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

This year’s award marks the 45th time a Twins player has won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award and first time since Byron Buxton and Brian Dozier in 2017. Santana becomes the third first baseman in Twins history to earn the award, joining Vic Power (1962 and ’63) and Doug Mientkiewicz (2001).

TWINS’ RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

1961 Earl Battey, C

1962 Earl Battey, C
Jim Kaat, P
Vic Power, 1B

1963 Jim Kaat, P
Vic Power, 1B
Zoilo Versalles, SS

1964 Jim Kaat, P

1965 Jim Kaat, P
Zoilo Versalles, SS

1966 Jim Kaat, P
Tony Oliva, RF

1967 Jim Kaat, P

1968 Jim Kaat, P

1969 Jim Kaat, P

1970 Jim Kaat, P

1971 Jim Kaat, P

1972 Jim Kaat, P

1973 Jim Kaat, P

1986 Gary Gaetti, 3B
Kirby Puckett, CF

1987 Gary Gaetti, 3B
Kirby Puckett, CF

1988 Gary Gaetti, 3B
Kirby Puckett, CF

1989 Gary Gaetti, 3B
Kirby Puckett, CF

1991 Kirby Puckett, CF

1992 Kirby Puckett, CF

1997 Chuck Knoblauch, 2B

2001 Torii Hunter, CF
Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B

2002 Torii Hunter, CF

2003 Torii Hunter, CF

2004 Torii Hunter, CF

2005 Torii Hunter, CF

2006 Torii Hunter, CF

2007 Torii Hunter, CF
Johan Santana, P

2008 Joe Mauer, C

2009 Joe Mauer, C

2010 Joe Mauer, C

2017 Byron Buxton, CF
Brian Dozier, 2B

2024 Carlos Santana, 1B