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Tyler O'Neill #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates after hitting a home run in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium on September 18, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)
Tyler O'Neill #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates after hitting a home run in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium on September 18, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Tommy Edman #19 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws out a runner against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on September 23, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cardinals defeated the Brewers 8-5. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Tommy Edman #19 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws out a runner against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on September 23, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cardinals defeated the Brewers 8-5. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) /

A Golden Defense

Fans knew their Cardinals had a special defense. To find out that it’s actually golden? Amazing!

Five members of the St. Louis Cardinals earned Rawlings Gold Glove honors earlier this month.

Nolan Arenado earned his ninth Gold Glove at third base, his first with the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt earned his fourth Gold Glove at first base, his first since 2017 and his first since joining the Cardinals. Tyler O’Neill earned his second consecutive Gold Glove in left field.

Harrison Bader won his first Gold Glove. This is a long deserved award for the scrappy center fielder.

Tommy Edman winning his first Gold Glove at second base, however, was the pleasant surprise of the bunch. Edman earned the honor over Ozzie Albies and Kolten Wong, the former Cardinal who won the award last season.

The gold defense is no doubt enticing to free agent pitchers on the market looking for a new team. If they are pitch-to-contact style pitchers, they will no doubt benefit from playing in front of this spectacular Cardinal defense.