Logan Webb didn’t enter this year with the specific goal of winning a Gold Glove Award. But when the Giants ace arrived in Scottsdale for spring training, he prioritized playing better defense, generally, and holding runners on base, specifically.

Now, Webb and catcher Patrick Bailey are adding some hardware to their shelves.

Bailey and Webb were named National League Gold Glove Award winners at their respective positions on Sunday evening, becoming the first battery to win the hardware in the same year since catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013.

“I just wanted to get better at (playing defense),” Webb said. “I didn’t necessarily think it would result in a Gold Glove, but I always thought maybe I could do it. I feel like I get enough groun

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