The Guardians’ bloop-and-scoot offense received plenty of attention this summer and fall. Their pitching staff, the eternal anchor of the franchise, silenced hitters during the team’s second-half ascent in the American League Central.

But the element of Cleveland’s 2022 campaign that contributed to the club’s cause, even though it didn’t garner many headlines? The Guardians’ defense.

So, here’s a headline: Cleveland boasts a franchise-record four Gold Glove Award winners.

MLB

Ball-and-strike challenges, possibly coming to an MLB game near you

Myles Straw, Steven Kwan, Andrés Giménez and Shane Bieber all received the honor Tuesday. It’s the first Gold Glove for each player.

The winners are selected via voting from league coaches and managers (which counts for 75 percent of the equation) and SABR fielding data (the other 25 percent). José Ramírez was one of three AL finalists at third base.

The Guardians are the first AL team to claim four Gold Gloves since the 2003 Mariners. (The St. Louis Cardinals had five last season.) It’s the second time in the last 45 years that an AL team has had four Gold Glove recipients. Cleveland’s previous record was three, set in 2000 with infielders Roberto Alomar, Omar Vizquel and Travis Fryman.

Bieber is the first pitcher in team history to win the award.