Chicago White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth came up just short in his first Gold Glove chase, finishing behind Seattle’s Cole Young in the AL race at second base, according to Rawlings Baseball. Kansas City’s Michael Massey was also in the mix.
That result doesn’t change the bigger picture for Meidroth, whose breakout season turned him into one of the White Sox’s most important young pieces. After being named a finalist at the end of the year, he now has his first Gold Glove nomination on the résumé - and likely plenty more chances ahead.
Meidroth’s path to Chicago started when the Boston Red Sox took him in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of San Diego. He later became part of the blockbuster deal that sent left-hander Garrett Crochet to Boston, with the White Sox also receiving outfielder Braden Montgomery, catcher Kyle Teel and pitcher Wikelman González.
That trade has already started to pay off for Chicago, with three of those four players shaping the White Sox’s future after the club unexpectedly reached the postseason. Meidroth, though, didn’t immediately look like the kind of return that would move the needle. He was called up early in the 2025 season and hit .253/.329/.320 with five home runs and 15 doubles in 122 games, while providing above-average defense.
Then came the jump. After an offseason of work, Meidroth returned and took off, posting a .276/.350/.415 line with 16 home runs and 31 doubles across 154 games. He also delivered a couple of playoff moments that quickly made him a fan favorite.
The defense is what pushed him into Gold Glove territory. Baseball Savant credited Meidroth with +10 Outs Above Average in 2026, good for the 95th percentile of all MLB fielders, though he finished with +0 Defensive Runs Saved.
Young’s profile looked different, with -6 OAA and +16 DRS, while Massey checked in at +11 OAA and +5 DRS. The numbers tell you why the vote could have gone several ways depending on which metrics mattered most.
Even with the loss, Meidroth appears set to hold down second base for the White Sox in the near term, even as the organization adds more infield talent. Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, Meidroth, Colson Montgomery, Caleb Bonemer, Roch Cholowsky and others give Chicago plenty of names to sort through down the road.
For now, though, Meidroth looks like the second baseman of the future in Chicago. If his rise continues, this Gold Glove race may end up being just the first of many award conversations around him.
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