After a record-setting defensive season in 2013, the Orioles had to share this year's Wilson American League Defensive Team of the Year honors with the Kansas City Royals.
The Orioles set major league records with a .991 team fielding percentage, committing just 54 errors in a 162-game season and recording 119 errorless games. They also had three players win Gold Glove Awards last month.
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was named the Orioles' Wilson Defensive Player of the Year, but was edged for the Wilson AL Defensive Player of the Year Award by Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
The Royals compiled a .986 fielding percentage and also had three Gold Glove Award winners this season.
This is just the second year of the awards, which are given by Wilson Sporting Goods and are decided by a formula that combines various sabermetrics, scouting information and fielding statistics.
Machado led all AL defenders in defensive runs saved (35) and defensive WAR (4.3), which were two of the five components in deciding the award. Fielding percentage, as well as Inside Edge scouting service's fielding range and arm accuracy ratings, were the other three components.