The Dodgers came up empty in the 2026 Gold Glove Awards, with both of their finalists - Max Muncy and Andy Pages - finishing second to the winners at their positions.
Muncy was in the mix at third base with Alex Bregman of the Chicago Cubs and Javier Sanoja of the Miami Marlins, while Pages was among the center field finalists alongside Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs and Michael Harris II of the Atlanta Braves.
The award process leaned heavily on the people around the game. Votes from 30 MLB managers and up to six coaches from each team accounted for 75% of the total, with the SABR Defensive Index making up the remaining 25%.
For Muncy, this was his second Gold Glove nomination overall and his first at third base. He had previously come up short at first base in 2021, and that pattern held again this year. Bregman took the award, which fit the numbers on the page.
Bregman tied for the MLB lead among third basemen with a fielding run value of seven and ranked second with nine outs above average, behind only Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres, who had 12. Muncy, by comparison, finished with a fielding run value of zero and a minus-2 OAA. He also ranked third among third basemen with 15 errors, while Bregman had five and Sanoja had 11.
Pages had a tougher hill to climb in center. Crow-Armstrong was the clear favorite after putting together what looked like the best defensive season in baseball. He led MLB with 26 OAA and 26 fielding run value, and that was enough to make him the winner.
Harris II finished with 13 OAA and a 12 fielding run value. Pages was behind them in range with 10 OAA, but he did edge Harris II in fielding run value, posting 13.
Pages’ strongest case came from his arm. His fielder run on throws was tied for fourth in MLB at five, and that number was the best among the Gold Glove finalists in center field. Crow-Armstrong had four fielder runs with his arm, while Harris II had none.
Harris II and Pages both put together seasons that deserved real consideration, but Crow-Armstrong separated himself from the field and looks like a defender who could end up being remembered as one of the best ever.
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