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The St. Louis Cardinals' last-place NL Central season isn't quite
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Cardinals Notebook: Tommy Edman, Tyler O'Neill can defend Gold
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SF Giants: Roberto Pérez's glove, experience separate him at catcher
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2022 Gold Glove Award winners
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Simply golden: 5 Cardinals take home Gold Glove Awards, an MLB
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Examining the Gold Glove cases of recent St. Louis Cardinals
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Simply golden: 5 Cardinals take home Gold Glove Awards, an MLB
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Alex Verdugo is Red Sox lone Gold Glove finalist after stellar
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2023 Gold Glove finalists announced; Cardinals' Nolan Arenado
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado, rookie Brendan Donovan win Gold Gloves
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Defense never rests: Cardinals players deserve record five Gold
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Cardinals Defense: 5 Gold Gloves But Not the Best DEF Team of the
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Defense never rests: Cardinals players deserve record five Gold