Major League Baseball announced the Gold Glove winners tonight, as selected by managers, coaches, and statistical analysis. Twenty-five percent of the selection total was determined by SABR’s Defensive Index metrics, while the other 75 percent was determined by votes from all 30 managers and up to six coaches from each team. The utility Gold Glove was determined in a separate fashion, via a defensive formula calculated by SABR and Rawlings.
National League winners
- Catcher: Patrick Bailey (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Carson Kelly, Luis Torrens
- First base: Matt Olson (3rd GG)…..Finalists: Bryce Harper, Spencer Steer
- Second base: Nico Hoerner (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Xavier Edwards, Brice Turang
- Third base: Ke’Bryan Hayes (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Ryan McMahon, Matt Shaw
- Shortstop: Masyn Winn (1st GG)…..Finalists: Nick Allen, Mookie Betts
- Left field: Ian Happ (4th GG)…..Finalists: Tommy Pham, Kyle Stowers
- Center field: Pete Crow-Armstrong (1st GG)…..Finalists: Victor Scott II, Jacob Young
- Right field: Fernando Tatis Jr. (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Corbin Carroll, Sal Frelick
- Utility: Javier Sanoja (1st GG)…..Finalists: Miguel Rojas, Jared Triolo
- Pitcher: Logan Webb (1st GG)…..Finalists: Matthew Boyd, David Peterson
American League winners
- Catcher: Dillon Dingler (1st GG)…..Finalists: Alejandro Kirk, Carlos Narvaez
- First base: Ty France (1st GG)…..Finalists: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Carlos Santana
- Second base: Marcus Semien (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Andres Gimenez, Luis Rengifo
- Third base: Maikel Garcia (1st GG)…..Finalists: Ernie Clement, Jose Ramirez
- Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr. (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Corey Seager, Taylor Walls
- Left field: Steven Kwan (4th GG)…..Finalists: Wyatt Langford, Tyler Soderstrom
- Center field: Ceddanne Rafaela (1st GG)…..Finalists: Kyle Isbel, Julio Rodriguez
- Right field: Wilyer Abreu (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Adolis Garcia, Cam Smith
- Utility: Mauricio Dubon (2nd GG)…..Finalists: Ernie Clement, Daniel Schneemann
- Pitcher: Max Fried (4th GG)…..Finalists: Jacob deGrom, Luis Severino
Wow they actually gave it to Ty France. Figured he would be overlooked for a bigger name
Ty France…. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ooo lah lah
Who is bigger than France? Johnathan India?
Tommy Uzbekistan
Bigger in terms of BMI?
Domingo German
Dingler winning over Kirk is baffling. Kirk had 22 FRV, Dingler had 12.
BR shows Dingler as 1.1 dWAR versus Kirk 0.9. Doesn’t seem baffling to me. If anything, Narváez is the baffling one, as he had 1.9.
The statistical part of this is based on SABR’s Defensive Index metrics
According to that, Kirk had the most of any catcher in the AL with a 10.8. Next was Carlos Narváez with a 8.9, and finally Dingler with a 8.4.
So by ability, the worst AL nominated catcher got the gold glove.
I guess the voting went heavily against Kirk, since the stat was heavily in his favour.
Canuckle, maybe voters used their eyes instead of stupid saber stats. When computers first became big, there was an expression, GIGO: garbage in, garbage out. There are too many variables to only consider metrics.
Without 162 catcher’s interference calls against him, Narvaez would have easily won.
Fenway, Narvaez was a great surprise but while his strengths were at the top, his weaknesses were at the bottom and his overall defense was definitely not deserving in my view of the award. With practice, he can win it next year if he can improve overall.
We all know how accurate gold glove awards are. They are clean cut, and based solely off of the most objective statistics. Offensive stats and a players overall impact is never considered.
These awards are as bad as Hall of Fame voting… Remember these are the same people who gave Rafael Palmeiro a gold glove at first base in 1999 when he only played like 28 games there.
Teo Hernandez got bushwhacked again. But in all seriousness, Ty France over Vladdy ??? What an obtuse crackerjack process this turns out to be. Let’s send a petition with signatures to Manfred, maybe he will listen to us.
@Darthyen
If Raffy would have watched 5 more games on TV he would have been nominated. Seriously though, when there is technology that can calculate the spin rate of a baseball in 60′ 6″, people still swear by the eyeball test.
Nosaint, yes because watching gives you the full picture whereas as certain stats only provide a snapshot.
@deweybelongsinthehall
Watching lets you give offer an opinion while proper stats provides you evidence to offer an informed opinion. Stats are orders of magnitude better than the eyeball test.
The Blue Jays were well represented.
With how good the Blue Jays were defensively this season, it’s very surprising to see them shutout of the Gold Glove awards, excluding France obviously as it was his work with the Twins that won him the award
It shows the importance of team defense and consistency.
Congrats to Ke’Bryan Hayes. He deserved it, just wish he could hit consistently.
Also nice to see Spencer Steer get a mention at first base, he demonstrated good glove work throughout. I personally think Olsen got a legacy nod there.
Jacob Webb moved from RP to CF? Good for him
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that move before.
Rick Ankiel was a SP. Great OF arm but no GG though.
Anthony Gose did the opposite.
I’m rooting for Joey Gallo right now.
It’s a very complicated move. Takes a lot of practice before putting it on TikTok.
Mookie Betts should have won the NL Gold Glove for SS & it’s a farce that he didn’t receive it
He got the fielding bible award. The fact that he was even a finalist is remarkable.
They made the correct call.
I laughed when the fox announcers were declaring him the GG winner a few days ago. Just because he wears Dodger blue and plays on a coast doesn’t make him the better shortstop. Watch Winn on a regular basis. He is top notch.
How was Cal Raleigh not nominated, let alone not win?
Because it’s a fielding based award and Raleigh played just about average at 0.1 dWAR.
0.1 war at catcher with all of those innings caught is still impressive but I agree this is not another platinum glove season
Advanced metrics were down this season – DRS from 17 to 2 (Narvaez 10, Kirk 9, Dingler 6), FRV from 14 to 7 (Kirk 22, Dingler 12, Narvaez 9). Threw out 21 percent of runners trying to steal compared to 28 percent last season.
He wasn’t bad, but there were definitley at least 3 AL catchers better than him defensively this year.
When are the team awards announced?
Nick Allen had a real shot. Cowards
Cowards indeed. Nick was the best defensive SS this year
Given the games missed due to injuries, the selection still of Abreu shows how important he is to Boston given how tough RF is at Fenway. Having him and Rafaela for years to come likely means Duran is the odd man out barring injuries. His trade value is high and Yoshida has little value in comparison. The Sox need to make more two strike contact in 26 and replacing Duran witb Anthony and having Yoshida and a returning Ref or Gonzalez as a platooning DH is a start.
Dewey, gotta agree with you.. while Anthony doesn’t possess Durans speed( not may do) his better OBP ceiling will be a plus… Funny how the worst team in errors has two gold glove winners and 3 nominated.. can you imagine how bad it COULD have been..
Olm, the team can’t blame Devers for their overall lousy defense. I’m worried about how Story fell apart in September in the field and am hoping they move him to second (assuming Bregman returns). Mayer if not traded can take over at short but his injury history means another move is likely should Story move over.
I just hope Abreu doesn’t turn out to be injury prone. Plus with the platoon issues maybe it’s best to trade him while his value is above zero. If I recall properly, he wasn’t a highly regarded prospect coming over from Houston…he kind of blossomed and surprised everyone.
Ignorant, you don’t need superstars at every spot and Abreu’s glove at Fenway is crucial to the team’s future success. As for injuries, I’m more worried about Mayer and Casas.
No Mookie Betts? Lame.
If the Jacob Webb typo could get fixed, that’d be great…
How is Masyn Winn a GG winner at SS? He had a DRS of 2. Betts had 17.
Because he’s a winner. Win is literally in his name. What has Betts won?
@VegasMoved
Him and Ohtani bet all the time!
Voting was apparently more in line with Statcast Fielding Run Value, which for 2025 had Winn at 17 and Betts at 3.
Except at C as Kirk led the AL with 22 FRV vs the #2 catcher Hedges at 14 – Dingler was 3rd at 12. Kirk led in framing and blocking (#2 was fellow Jay Tyler Heineman)..
Winn also had 21 outs above average. Betts was still good with 6 though.
Clement was robbed. An amazing fielder at 3B and 2B, worthy of the Gold Glove at either, and extremely worthy of the utility one. Kirk also is amazing behind the plate but I guess his body type is not appealing to voters or something.
Are you aware that Dubon played 7 different positiions this year – again, and was very good at all of them ?
Are you aware Clement was top 5 in DRS at both 3B and 2B plus played at SS and 1B? He could’ve done the OF as well but the backup there was Miles Straw who was Gold Glove caliber as well.
Astros_fan is right , Dubon was the right choice. I say this as a jays fan . Ernie had a great year but Dubon’s season, playing that many positions at a high level is the definition of utility. Always looked like the favorite.
@jnorthey
I agree with your assessment of Clements at 3B, SS, and 2B. Not so much at 1B though. His play there could be the reason for the Ty France’s acquisition.
Any Sox fan remember John Kennedy, their first utility player I can remember with Boston. His nickname was “Super Sub”.
Jacob Webb was robbed!
No Giancarlo Stanton in RF? What kind of awards are these?!
It’s only because he didn’t qualify but they should have made an exception.
I’ll keep my hopes up for Comeback Defensive Player of the Year for Valiant Participation.
Teoscar Hernandez is the one who truly got robbed, even surpassing Big G which is truly monumental. Poor Teo.
Did Devers play enough first base in SF to qualify to be considered?
249 innings at 1B. Just missed by an inning! Maybe next year, Rafael.
Doobie!!!!!!! All day, cuh
I hear Rafael Palmeiro just missed out on a nomination for 1B ;o)
Two players from the Boston Bad News Bears winning gold gloves? Now that’s funny.
Carlos Narvaez and Marcelo Mayer will be joining them next year.
I didn’t watch enough games from other teams to have a strong opinion on these awards.
But I am proud of Betts being a finalist at SS. He worked extremely hard and it paid off. Looking forward to next year when he’s healthy to start the year.
And Miguel Rojas just does Miguel Rojas things.
The wrong Julio Rodriguez is listed under AL centerfold GG finalist.
Congrats to Wilyer on his 2nd and Ceddane on what should be his first of many. If his bat ever catches up to his glove Rafaela will be a beast
RSox, Rafaela should have won last year as the utility guy if not CF. Due to injuries and need, he played short (not great) and second (good). When the Sox were in last place in prior years and there were few MLB highlights to look for, us Sox fans were watching his daily theatrics in Worcester.
Congrats to Tyler Soderstrom for being a finalist, since he was switched to that position mid-season and started out as a catcher, and then a first baseman. Bright future ahead for that young man.
I don’t think that the OF GGs should be parsed out by specific OF position. It is always laughable to see who is a finalist for LF. Tommy Pham, really? And Justin Upton was a finalist for several years.
You might say that corner outfielders might be overlooked. But Larry Walker, Barry Bonds, Tony Gwynn, and Ichiro Suzuki won quite a few GGs from corner OF spots before the OF GGs were separated.
Pete Crow Armstrong is still jumping for those Brewers HRs to centerfield
Amazing! The Minnesota Twins have had the last two Gold Gloves at First Base, yet claim they have no one to play First Base.
Bryce Harper being a finalist at first base seems kind of crazy to me. He’s not a good first baseman and has poor instincts at the position and his inexperience shows.