The Matt's are Green and Golden

The corners are not only green, but double the gold this season. A's first baseman, Matt Olson and A's third baseman, Matt Chapman were both named American League Gold Glove winners last night.

This comes as no surprise. Olson's fielding percentage this season was .995%. Chapman's fielding percentage this season was .959%. Both Matt's were incredibly key to the A's 97-65 wild card season both defenisvely and offensively.

Olson and Chapman's Gold Glove's mark the first time an A's player has received the award since 2012 when outfielder, Josh Reddick won the award. Olson and Chapman are the first Oakland infielders to win the award since prized A's 3rd baseman, Eric Chavez in 2006. The Matt's are the first A's duo to both win Gold Glove's in the same season since Dwayne Murphy and Alfredo Griffin in 1985.

The fact that two of Oakland's bright young stars won this award in their first full year of playing in the Big Leagues is incredibly promising. A's fans have so much to look forward to after a surprise winning season and so much homegrown talent coming to light.

Photo: Mercury News