12. Brooks Robinson winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves (1960-75)
Truthfully, this one almost slipped through the cracks as the defensive excellence of “Mr. Oriole” is sometimes taken for granted in the history of Baltimore sports.
It’s true that the Gold Glove is often scrutinized for being based too much on popularity — not unlike the NFL’s Pro Bowl — but you can’t ignore the longevity and excellence of No. 5 at the hot corner, making his streak of 16 straight fielding awards an appropriate inclusion for this list.
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Nestor Aparicio
Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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