Tigers' Placido Polanco wins second Gold Glove
The Detroit News
Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, who made just two errors in 2009, won his second Gold Glove in the last three years.
He was the only Tiger honored with an American League Gold Glove.
Polanco is the third Tigers infielder to win multiple Gold Gloves, joining Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker. The Gold Glove was first awarded in 1957.
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Polanco played defensively in 1,289 1/3 innings this season. He had 290 putouts and 439 assists in 731 chances. His fielding percentage was .997 -- above his career percentage of .993.
This season's AL Gold Glove winners:
C Joe Mauer, Minnesota
1B Mark Teixeira, New York
2B Placido Polanco, Detroit
3B Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay
SS Derek Jeter, New York
OF Torii Hunter, Los Angeles
OF Adam Jones, Baltimore
OF Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle
P Mark Buehrle, Chicago
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