<p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.&#8217;s glove is now golden.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old first baseman won his first career Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, Rawlings Baseball announced via social media. It is the first time any first baseman has accomplished that feat in franchise history. In doing so, the 6-foot-2 corner infielder beat out Minnesota’s Luis Arráez and New York’s Anthony Rizzo for the award.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">2022 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner &#8211; First Base &#8211; AL: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RawlingsGoldGloveAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards</a> <a href="https://t.co/0KKZnTIRqQ">pic.twitter.com/0KKZnTIRqQ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rawlings Baseball (@RawlingsSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/RawlingsSports/status/1587553023722721280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Guerrero, who transitioned to first base in 2020, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&amp;stats=fld&amp;lg=al&amp;qual=y&amp;type=1&amp;season=2022&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2022&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=2022-01-01&amp;enddate=2022-12-31&amp;sort=13,d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">led all American League first basemen in DRS</a> (+3) this past season. He also logged the fourth-most innings (1,119.0) at that position.</p>
<p>Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider was among the first to congratulate the right-hander, sending him a celebratory message via the club&#8217;s Twitter page.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">To: <a href="https://twitter.com/27vladdyjr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@27vladdyjr</a><br />From: Manager John Schneider </p>
<p>¡Felicidades on your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldGlove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldGlove</a> Award 👏 <a href="https://t.co/I3scFnRys7">pic.twitter.com/I3scFnRys7</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1587559018750308352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Despite being widely known for his offensive talents, Guerrero has worked tirelessly to improve his fielding since arriving to the majors in 2019. And though there have been some bumps along the way, including a positional change, his efforts have now been recognized across the majors with this prestigious award.</p>
<p>There is still room for improvement, of course, as he continues to develop on the left side of the diamond. He&#8217;ll certainly need to clean up a few mistakes after committing a career-worst 10 errors in 2022, but you can&#8217;t argue with his progression.</p>
<p>The award-winning first baseman has been worth 9.0 fWAR over four Major-League seasons.</p>
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s glove is now golden.

The 23-year-old first baseman won his first career Gold Glove Award on Tuesday, Rawlings Baseball announced via social media. It is the first time any first baseman has accomplished that feat in franchise history. In doing so, the 6-foot-2 corner infielder beat out Minnesota’s Luis Arráez and New York’s Anthony Rizzo for the award.

https://twitter.com/RawlingsSports/status/1587553023722721280

Guerrero, who transitioned to first base in 2020, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&amp;stats=fld&amp;lg=al&amp;qual=y&amp;type=1&amp;season=2022&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2022&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=2022-01-01&amp;enddate=2022-12-31&amp;sort=13,d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">led all American League first basemen in DRS</a> (+3) this past season. He also logged the fourth-most innings (1,119.0) at that position.

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider was among the first to congratulate the right-hander, sending him a celebratory message via the club's Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1587559018750308352

Despite being widely known for his offensive talents, Guerrero has worked tirelessly to improve his fielding since arriving to the majors in 2019. And though there have been some bumps along the way, including a positional change, his efforts have now been recognized across the majors with this prestigious award.

There is still room for improvement, of course, as he continues to develop on the left side of the diamond. He'll certainly need to clean up a few mistakes after committing a career-worst 10 errors in 2022, but you can't argue with his progression.

The award-winning first baseman has been worth 9.0 fWAR over four Major-League seasons.

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