ST. LOUIS -- Asked in recent years if they thought Masyn Winn might someday capture a Gold Glove Award, 10-time winner Nolan Arenado and four-time honoree Paul Goldschmidt agreed that it would be a major disappointment if the Cardinals’ blossoming shortstop didn’t reel off several top defensive honors over the next decade.

Winn took the first step in possibly accomplishing that feat on Sunday when he captured his first Gold Glove Award and became the youngest winner of the award in the rich history of the Cardinals.

At 23 years, 191 days at season’s end, Winn is the franchise’s youngest Gold Glove winner, edging out third baseman Ken Reitz (24 years, 96 days) in 1975, per Elias Sports. Also, Winn is the fifth-youngest shortstop to win the award behind Anthony Volpe (2023), Alan Trammel

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