MLB has set the field for the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, with the winners scheduled to be revealed on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 1.
The finalist pool includes three players at every position in each league, plus the utility spot, which has been part of the awards since 2022. The Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs lead all clubs with five finalists apiece.
Right behind them are the Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals, each with four. The Los Angeles Dodgers also landed two finalists: Max Muncy at third base and Andy Pages in center field.
The nine main Gold Glove winners are decided by a mix of manager and coach voting, with 75% of the total coming from votes cast by the 30 MLB managers and up to six coaches from each team in the league, excluding players on their own club. The remaining 25% comes from the SABR Defensive Index. The utility award is handled separately through a defensive formula developed by Rawlings and SABR.
In the National League, the catcher finalists are Freddy Fermin of the San Diego Padres, Gabriel Moreno of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Luis Torrens of the New York Mets. At first base, the group is Ty France of the Padres, Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves and TJ Rumfield of the Colorado Rockies.
The second-base finalists are Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brice Turang of the Milwaukee Brewers and JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The NL third-base group features Alex Bregman of the Chicago Cubs, Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Javier Sanoja of the Miami Marlins. At shortstop, it’s Geraldo Perdomo of the Diamondbacks, Dansby Swanson of the Cubs and Masyn Winn of the Cardinals. Left field finalists are Jackson Chourio of the Brewers, Ian Happ of the Cubs and Daylen Lile of the Washington Nationals.
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, Michael Harris II of the Braves and Andy Pages of the Dodgers make up the National League center-field trio. In right field, the finalists are Carson Benge of the New York Mets, Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks and Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs.
The utility finalists are Mauricio Dubón of the Braves, Jared Triolo of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Ildemaro Vargas of the Diamondbacks. On the mound, the NL finalists are Michael McGreevy of the St.
Louis Cardinals, Nolan McLean of the New York Mets and Chris Sale of the Braves.
The American League list starts behind the plate with Dillon Dingler of the Detroit Tigers, Brandon Valenzuela of the Toronto Blue Jays and Austin Wells of the New York Yankees Yankees. At first base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays is joined by Vinnie Pasquantino of the Kansas City Royals and Christian Walker of the Houston Astros.
Second base in the AL features Michael Massey of the Royals, Chase Meidroth of the Chicago White Sox and Cole Young of the Seattle Mariners. The third-base finalists are Caleb Durbin of the Boston Red Sox, Brooks Lee of the Minnesota Twins and Nick Loftin of the Royals. At shortstop, Andrés Giménez of the Blue Jays, Taylor Walls of the Tampa Bay Rays and Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals are in the mix.
The outfield finalists in the American League are Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees, Wyatt Langford of the Texas Rangers and Chandler Simpson of the Rays in left; Evan Carter of the Rangers, Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians and Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox in center; and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox, Nathan Lukes of the Blue Jays and Cam Smith of the Houston Astros in right.
For utility, the AL finalists are José Caballero of the Yankees, Ezequiel Duran of the Rangers and Zach McKinstry of the Detroit Tigers. On the mound, the finalists are Tanner Bibee of the Guardians, Jacob deGrom of the Rangers and José Soriano of the Los Angeles Angels/Toronto Blue Jays.
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