Cleveland Indians: Top 3 off-the-field moments of 2020

Perez, Hernandez take home Gold Gloves for the Cleveland Indians

While the 2020 season had a lot of question marks for not only the Indians, but all of Major League Baseball, Roberto Perez and Cesar Hernandez were reliable bright spots in the field throughout the season. Thanks to their performance, they were both awarded Gold Glove awards at the season’s conclusion.

For Hernandez, it was his first Gold Glove of his career and came in a “prove-it” season for the second basemen. On a one-year deal with Cleveland, Hernandez was impressive in every aspect of the game. Still a free agent, Hernandez’s outburst might have come at the wrong time when teams don’t have the financial ability to pay up for his impressive campaign.

The other award for the Indians was for Perez, taking home his second career Gold Glove in as many seasons. After having a .997 fielding percentage in 2019 behind the plate with just three errors on 1,137 chances, Perez somehow found a way to improve. During the 2020 season he was perfect in the field on 312 chances, being error-free during 2020.

Perez will be back in Cleveland this coming season, but while Hernandez most likely won’t there’s still a bright spot to his success. It serves as another testament that the Tribe are able to find key players in the free agent market.