page_title: Nolan Arenado
section_title: 2018
hierarchical_section_title: Nolan Arenado / Professional career / Colorado Rockies (2013–present) / 2018
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of the 2018 National League All-Star Team during the 2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby at Nationals Park.
context_page_description: Nolan James Arenado is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2013. Arenado has been considered among the top third basemen in the league both for his contributions as a hitter for power and average, as well as his defensive range and arm strength. He is the only infielder to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first seven MLB seasons.
  A native of Newport Beach, California, Arenado attended El Toro High School in nearby Lake Forest before becoming the Rockies' second-round selection in the 2009 MLB draft. A five-time MLB All-Star, his defensive accolades include three consecutive of both the Fielding Bible and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards for his position, as well as three consecutive Rawlings Platinum Gloves. Offensively, he is a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner and has twice led the league in both home runs and runs batted in, and currently leads all major leaguers in RBI since the start of the 2015 season.
context_section_description: Prior to the 2018 season, Sports Illustrated ranked Arenado as the eighth top overall player, and the "best defensive infielder in baseball.  Third base is the deepest position in baseball today, but none can quite do what Arenado can."  The Rockies and he agreed to defer contract extension negotiations until after the season.
  On April 11, San Diego Padres pitcher Luis Perdomo threw a pitch behind Arenado, who charged the mound and incited a bench-clearing brawl.  Two days later, the league suspended both players for five games. In his first game back, Arenado hit his 150th career home run versus Kyle Hendricks in a 16−5 loss to the Chicago Cubs.  After homering and collecting at least two hits in each of four consecutive games, Arenado was named NL Player of the Week on June 25.  His aggregate included .379/.419/.955 with five home runs, two doubles, seven runs scored, and 13 RBI.
  After producing a first half batting .305, 22 home runs and 63 RBI, Arenado was voted to start the 2018 MLB All-Star Game for the second year in a row, and fourth selection overall. He finished his 2018 campaign slashing .297/.374/.561 with 38 home runs and 110 RBIs in 156 games. After the season, he won his sixth consecutive Gold Glove.  He also won his second consecutive Rawlings Platinum Glove Award  with his former high school teammate Matt Chapman. He also finished third in MVP voting behind the Cubs’ Javier Baez and the Brewers’ Christian Yelich.
caption: Arenado at the 2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby
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