NEW YORK - Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez repeated as the Gold Glove winner at catcher in the American League.
The honors for fielding excellence were announced Tuesday by Rawlings.
It is the fourth consecutive Gold Glove for Perez.
First baseman Anthony Rizzo and right fielder Jason Heyward from the World Series champion Chicago Cubs have won Gold Glove awards.
San Francisco star Buster Posey was picked at catcher in the National League, ending Yadier Molina's eight-year reign with St. Louis. Posey was joined by a pair of Giants teammates, the double-play combination of shortstop Brandon Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik.
Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado won for the fourth consecutive year, and Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke took his third straight Gold Glove. Other winners in the NL were Atlanta center fielder Ender Inciarte and Pittsburgh left fielder Starling Marte.
Young shortstop Francisco Lindor from AL champion Cleveland was a first-time winner, along with Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland, Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler, New York Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner and Boston right fielder Mookie Betts.
Houston pitcher Dallas Keuchel took his third straight and Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier repeated from last year.
Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was rewarded for the fifth time overall.
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Right-hander Dillon Gee and outfielder Daniel Nava have become free agents after refusing outright assignments from the Kansas City Royals to Triple-A Omaha.
The 30-year-old Gee signed with the Royals in December after six seasons with the New York Mets and went 8-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 14 starts and 19 relief appearances. He is 48-46 with a 4.13 ERA in his big league career.
Nava, 33, signed with the Los Angeles Angels in December and was traded to the Royals in August. He hit .223 overall with one homer and 13 RBI in 138 at-bats. Nava has also played for Boston and Tampa Bay during six seasons in the major leagues, compiling a .262 batting average with 25 homers and 185 RBI.