It’s not the gold they’re looking for, but for now, they’ll take it.

Five Blue Jays have been named Gold Glove award finalists: Alejandro Kirk (at catcher), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (at first base), Ty France (also at first base), Andres Gimenez (at second base) and Ernie Clement (at third base and utility).

Gimenez, traded to the Jays this past off-season, has already won three Gold Gloves with the Cleveland Guardians. Guerrero won his first and only Gold Glove in 2022; Kirk, France and Clement have never won one.

By the numbers, Kirk is among the best defensive catchers in baseball. This season, he finished third in baseball in Fielding Run Value, an aggregate of all of Statcast’s defensive metrics, and second in pitch framing. His 21 blocks above average ranked first by a wide margin; f

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