Stay Gold: Andrelton Simmons and Martin Maldonado win Gold Glove Awards

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Andrelton Simmons and Martin Maldonado put a bit of a gold lining on the Angels season despite narrowly missing the playoffs.

On Tuesday, Simmons and Maldonado were named winners of the Gold Glove Award by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company.

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For Maldonado, the award is the first in his career. In his first season with the Angels, Maldonado played a league high 137 behind the plate and posted a .998 fielding percentage. He joins Bob Boone and Bengie Molina as Halo catchers to win the award.

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Simmons becomes the fourth shortstop in Angels history to win the Gold Glove. The award is the third in his career.