ESPN2 To Air Inaugural Gold Glove Awards Show

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On Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will air the first ever show devoted to the announcement of the MLB Gold Glove Awards. MLB Network did the announcements last year, but this year, ESPN2 devotes an entire hour to the Gold Gloves.

Baseball Tonight’s Karl Ravech, John Kruk and three-time Gold Glove winner Barry Larkin will man the desk for ESPN2. The Gold Gloves honor the best defensive players in both the American League and National League at each position in the field. Various MLB players will be seen making guest appearances.

We have the press release from ESPN regarding the one hour show.

ESPN2 to Televise First-Ever Gold Glove Awards Show

ESPN2 will televise the first-ever Gold Glove Awards Show – emanating from ESPN’s Baseball Tonight studio in Bristol – Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 10 p.m. ET. The one-hour telecast, hosted by Baseball Tonight’s Karl Ravech with analysts John Kruk and Barry Larkin (a three-time Gold Glove winner – 1994, 1995, 1996), will include the announcement of the 2011 Gold Glove Award winners and extensive highlights and analysis of the best defensive performers and plays during the MLB regular season.

The Gold Glove Awards are presented annually to the best defensive Major League Baseball players in both the American League and National League at every fielding position. All 18 Gold Glove Award winners, one for each position in each league, will be announced during the telecast. Guest presenters Omar Vizquel (11-time Gold Glove winner) and Mike Matheny (four-time winner) will join ESPN Baseball Tonight analysts during the show.

Category	American League Nominees	National League Nominees
Pitcher	Mark Buehrle, CWS Dan Haren, LAA Fausto Carmona, CLE	Clayton Kershaw, LAD Hiroki Kuroda, LAD Kyle Lohse, STL
Catcher	Matt Wieters, BAL A.J. Pierzynski, CWS Alex Avila, DET	Yadier Molina, STL Brian McCann, ATL Carlos Ruiz, PHI
First Base	Adrian Gonzalez, BOS Casey Kotchman, TB Mark Teixeira, NYY	Joey Votto, CIN Gaby Sanchez, FLA James Loney, LAD
Second Base	Dustin Pedroia, BOS Robinson Cano, NYY Ian Kinsler, TEX	Brandon Phillips, CIN Neil Walker, PIT Omar Infante, FLA
Shortstop	Erick Aybar, LAA J.J. Hardy, BAL Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE	Troy Tulowitzki, COL Ronny Cedeno, PIT Alex Gonzalez, ATL
Third Base	Adrian Beltre, TEX Kevin Youkilis, BOS Evan Longoria, TB	Placido Polanco, PHI Daniel Descalso, STL Pablo Sandoval, SFG
Left Field	Alex Gordon, KC Brett Gardner, NYY Sam Fuld, TB	Gerardo Parra, ARI Ryan Braun, MIL Matt Holliday, STL
Center Field	Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS Austin Jackson, DET Peter Bourjos, LAA	Matt Kemp, LAD Shane Victorino, PHI Chris Young, ARI
Right Field	Nick Markakis, BAL Torii Hunter, LAA Jeff Francoeur, KC	Andre Ethier, LAD Carlos Beltran, NYM/SFG Jay Bruce, CIN

Platinum Gold Glove Award™
The 2011 Gold Glove Awards Show telecast will include the introduction of the Platinum Gold Glove Award. The 18 Rawlings Gold Glove winners will be eligible for the inaugural  Platinum Glove Award, with the winner to be determined by fan voting on the Rawlings, ESPN and ESPN Baseball Tonight Facebook pages. Voting will begin after the 2011 Gold Glove Awards Show telecast Nov. 1 and conclude Nov. 7, with the announcement of the winners on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Gold Glove Award Ceremony in New York, and via ESPN Baseball Tonight’s Facebook page and Twitter account.

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