On Sunday November 2nd, Rawlings announced the winners of their Gold Glove Award.
Recognized as the best defensive players at their respective positions, this year’s class of honorees includes 12 previous winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and 8 first-time winners. Max Fried, Steven Kwan and Ian Happ have each earned their fourth Gold Glove, the most amongst this year’s winners. Several teams had multiple winners: the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox in the American League; and the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs in the National League.
How the Award is Selected:
To determine the winners of the 18 defensive position awards, each team’s manager and up to six coaches on his staff voted from a pool of qualified players in their league and could not vote for players from their own team. Additionally, Rawlings includes the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI) as part of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award selection process, which influences approximately 25 percent of the overall selection total, with the managers’ and coaches’ votes continuing to carry the majority.
To identify the utility award winners, Rawlings collaborated with SABR to create a specialized defensive formula separate from the traditional selection process for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award position winners. Utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings selected one utility winner from each league.
Below is the complete listing of the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners from each league and the number of Rawlings Gold Glove Awards each player has won in his career:
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
- P: Max Fried, New York Yankees (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020)
- C: Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers (2025)
- 1B: Ty France, Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays (2025)
- 2B: Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers (2025, 2021)
- 3B: Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals (2025)
- SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals (2025, 2024)
- LF: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
- CF: Cedanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox (2025)
- RF: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox (2025, 2024)
- UT: Mauricio Dubon, Houston Astros (2025, 2023)
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
- P: Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants (2025)
- C: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants (2025, 2024)
- 1B: Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves (2025, 2019, 2018)
- 2B: Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs (2025, 2023)
- 3B: Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds (2025, 2023)
- SS: Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals (2025)
- LF: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
- CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs (2025)
- RF: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres (2025, 2023)
- UT: Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins (2025)
About the Rawlings Gold Glove Award®:
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About Rawlings®
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