One of Minnesota's most pleasant surprises last season was the performance of first baseman Carlos Santana ... rise to winning the first Gold Glove of his long — and recently nomadic ...

Defensively, the first baseman has been one of the best in the MLB. He has won the National League Gold Glove at first base in each of the last three seasons. Per Baseball Savant, Walker ranked in ...

“Say your first baseman gets a base hit in a tie game leading off the ninth inning,” said Perry Hill, who coached Seattle’s Dylan Moore to a Gold Glove as a utility player last season.