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Award season is underway, and the 2026 Gold Glove Awards are the first batch of major hardware being handed out this offseason. The Yankees had three finalists worthy of the honor: Austin Wells as one of the AL’s top catchers, Cody Bellinger as the frontrunner for the left field candidates, and José Caballero in the utility role playing around the diamond. Ultimately, Bellinger found himself as the lone Yankee walking away with a trophy, earning his second-ever Gold Glove win after first winning it with the Dodgers back in his MVP 2019 season.

Bellinger has always been a capable fielder, and he was well-regarded last season when he posted seven Defensive Runs Saved but he took his game to another level in 2026. His 21 DRS tied him with Tampa Bay’s Taylor Walls and Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela (both also Gold Glove winners tonight) for the third most in the majors, and his eight assists was tied for 10th among all outfielders. Bellinger managed to ratchet up the velocity on his throws to 93.3 mph, good for 94th percentile arm strength, and he also clocked in with 91st percentile range covering the spacious Yankee Stadium left field grass. With Aaron Judge out for most of the season, the Yankee outfield needed someone to step up as center and right field were both liabilities glove-wise — Bellinger more than did his part to anchor the outfield corps.

As for the Yankees’ other candidates, Wells had an outside shot as one of the best pitch framers (95th percentile) in the league. His 10 Fielding Run Value was also good for the 91st percentile, but the award went to Detroit’s Dillon Dingler for the second straight year after leading the pack with a 17 Fielding Run Value. Caballero, meanwhile, got off to a solid start in 2026 holding down shortstop in Anthony Volpe’s absence where he accrued 13 DRS and was a net positive at second and third base as well. The award wound up going to Texas’ Ezequiel Duran after a season where he was plugged into every position except catcher and pitcher for the Rangers.

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Here’s the full list of who walked away with a Gold Glove from both leagues, as well as how many times in their career they’ve earned the honor:

American League:

P: Tanner Bibee, Guardians (1st)
C: Dillon Dingler, Tigers (2nd)
1B: Christian Walker, Astros (4th)
2B Cole Young, Mariners (1st)
3B: Caleb Durbin, Red Sox (1st)
SS: Taylor Walls, Rays (1st)
LF: Cody Bellinger, Yankees (2nd)
CF: Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox (2nd)
RF: Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox (3rd)
UTIL: Ezequiel Duran, Rangers (1st)

National League:

P: Nolan McLean, Mets (1st)
C: Gabriel Moreno, Diamondbacks (2nd)
1B: Matt Olson, Braves (4th)
2B Brice Turang, Brewers (2nd)
3B: Alex Bregman, Cubs (2nd)
SS: Geraldo Perdomo, Diamondbacks (1st)
LF: Jackson Chourio, Brewers (1st)
CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (2nd)
RF: Corbin Caroll, Diamondbacks (1st)
UTIL: Mauricio Dubón, Braves (3rd)

Award season is underway, and the 2026 Gold Glove Awards are the first batch of major hardware being handed out this offseason. The Yankees had three finalists worthy of the honor: Austin Wells as one of the AL’s top catchers, Cody Bellinger as the frontrunner for the left field candidates, and José Caballero in the utility role playing around the diamond. Ultimately, Bellinger found himself as the lone Yankee walking away with a trophy, earning his second-ever Gold Glove win after first winning it with the Dodgers back in his MVP 2019 season.

Bellinger has always been a capable fielder, and he was well-regarded last season when he posted seven Defensive Runs Saved but he took his game to another level in 2026. His 21 DRS tied him with Tampa Bay’s Taylor Walls and Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela (both also Gold Glove winners tonight) for the third most in the majors, and his eight assists was tied for 10th among all outfielders. Bellinger managed to ratchet up the velocity on his throws to 93.3 mph, good for 94th percentile arm strength, and he also clocked in with 91st percentile range covering the spacious Yankee Stadium left field grass. With Aaron Judge out for most of the season, the Yankee outfield needed someone to step up as center and right field were both liabilities glove-wise — Bellinger more than did his part to anchor the outfield corps.

As for the Yankees’ other candidates, Wells had an outside shot as one of the best pitch framers (95th percentile) in the league. His 10 Fielding Run Value was also good for the 91st percentile, but the award went to Detroit’s Dillon Dingler for the second straight year after leading the pack with a 17 Fielding Run Value. Caballero, meanwhile, got off to a solid start in 2026 holding down shortstop in Anthony Volpe’s absence where he accrued 13 DRS and was a net positive at second and third base as well. The award wound up going to Texas’ Ezequiel Duran after a season where he was plugged into every position except catcher and pitcher for the Rangers.

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Here’s the full list of who walked away with a Gold Glove from both leagues, as well as how many times in their career they’ve earned the honor:

American League:

P: Tanner Bibee, Guardians (1st)
C: Dillon Dingler, Tigers (2nd)
1B: Christian Walker, Astros (4th)
2B Cole Young, Mariners (1st)
3B: Caleb Durbin, Red Sox (1st)
SS: Taylor Walls, Rays (1st)
LF: Cody Bellinger, Yankees (2nd)
CF: Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox (2nd)
RF: Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox (3rd)
UTIL: Ezequiel Duran, Rangers (1st)

National League:

P: Nolan McLean, Mets (1st)
C: Gabriel Moreno, Diamondbacks (2nd)
1B: Matt Olson, Braves (4th)
2B Brice Turang, Brewers (2nd)
3B: Alex Bregman, Cubs (2nd)
SS: Geraldo Perdomo, Diamondbacks (1st)
LF: Jackson Chourio, Brewers (1st)
CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (2nd)
RF: Corbin Caroll, Diamondbacks (1st)
UTIL: Mauricio Dubón, Braves (3rd)

The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced tonight and two Cubs players, center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and third baseman Alex Bregman, came home with the trophies.

It was the second-straight win in center field for Crow-Armstrong. It also Bregman’s second Gold Glove, having previously won the award with the Astros in 2024. Bregman also became the first Cubs third baseman to win a Gold Glove since Ron Santo in 1968.

Josiah Hartshorn, the Cubs’ top prospect, also won a minor league Gold Glove as the top defensive first baseman across all of the minor leagues.

Crow-Armstrong beat the Dodgers’ Andy Pages and the Braves’ Michael Harris for the award in center field. Bregman topped the Dodgers’ Max Muncy and the Marlins’ Javier Sanoja for the honors at third base.

Three other Cubs were finalists for a Gold Glove, but came up short. Ian Happ, who has won the Gold Glove in each of the past four seasons, lost this time to the Brewers Jackson Chourio. Right fielder Seiya Suzuki was among the top three in right field, but the award went to the Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll. Shortstop Dansby Swanson, who won the award twice with Atlanta, lost out to the D-Backs’ Geraldo Perdomo.

There is still the Platinum Glove Award to be given out, and you can vote for Crow-Armstrong or Bregman at Rawlings dot com.

The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced tonight and two Cubs players, center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and third baseman Alex Bregman, came home with the trophies.

It was the second-straight win in center field for Crow-Armstrong. It also Bregman’s second Gold Glove, having previously won the award with the Astros in 2024. Bregman also became the first Cubs third baseman to win a Gold Glove since Ron Santo in 1968.

Josiah Hartshorn, the Cubs’ top prospect, also won a minor league Gold Glove as the top defensive first baseman across all of the minor leagues.

Crow-Armstrong beat the Dodgers’ Andy Pages and the Braves’ Michael Harris for the award in center field. Bregman topped the Dodgers’ Max Muncy and the Marlins’ Javier Sanoja for the honors at third base.

Three other Cubs were finalists for a Gold Glove, but came up short. Ian Happ, who has won the Gold Glove in each of the past four seasons, lost this time to the Brewers Jackson Chourio. Right fielder Seiya Suzuki was among the top three in right field, but the award went to the Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll. Shortstop Dansby Swanson, who won the award twice with Atlanta, lost out to the D-Backs’ Geraldo Perdomo.

There is still the Platinum Glove Award to be given out, and you can vote for Crow-Armstrong or Bregman at Rawlings dot com.

Tonight was the announcement of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. The Mariners, being one of the league’s worst-fielding teams, unsurprisingly had but one nomination: Cole Young at second base. That one nomination really counted, though, as Cole Young won, giving the Mariners their 45th Gold Glove award as a team, the first since 2024 (when they had two winners in Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh), and the first at second base for the Mariners since 2004, the last year of Brett Boone’s historic three-peat at the position (when Cole Young was one year old). Perhaps speaking to how haunted the second base position has been for the Mariners over the years, Young is just the third Mariner to win a Gold Glove at the position. He is also the second Mariners player to win a Gold Glove Award in his age-22 season or younger, joining Ken Griffey Jr. – not bad company to be in.

Young edged out White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth and Royals second baseman Michael Massey to win the award. Both Meidroth and Massey had the edge via Outs Above Average (OAA), MLB’s in-house stat, and Meidroth led all AL second baseman with +10 Defensive Run Value (DRV). The official MLB writeup of the nominations listed Young as a distant third behind those two, tepidly noting “different metrics had considerably different opinions of Young’s defense in 2026.”

Where Young did shine was in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), a stat tracked by Sports Info Solutions; Young led all AL second basemen with 16 DRS – that’s the most by a Mariners second baseman in a season since SIS began tracking the statistic in 2003. Young’s .990 fielding percentage is the third-best single-season mark by a second baseman in Mariners history, trailing only Robinson Canó (.996 in 2016 and .991 in 2015).

Of course, anyone reading this has seen Young’s play for themselves, which speaks louder than any defensive metrics, which count for just 25% of the vote total – the rest of the vote comes from managers and coaches from each league. We’ve been writing about Young’s improved defense at second base since spring training, when it became immediately obvious that Young had improved on both sides of the ball. Young improved his footwork and positioning significantly, finally settling in at second base after working at shortstop for most of his playing career. While the arm action is unconventional, I encourage anyone evaluating Cole Young to look at his footwork first; range metrics don’t like him (hence the bad OAA mark), but he’s incredibly quick and light on his feet, almost dancer-like, something he drills every day with over-exaggerated hops during his infield work. Those quick feet help him get to the “plays in the box”, as infield coach Perry Hill preaches, with an incredibly high degree of reliability.

Young worked hard on his conditioning, too, keeping him on the field – no Mariner played more games than Young, who appeared in 160 games, more than all but nine other players in MLB. That’s especially impressive considering the jump in workload after Young appeared in just 77 games in 2025, ceding his second base job to Jorge Polanco during the postseason run. It was a running joke in the game threads whenever a ball was hit to Cole Young that I would type “you fool, you have hit it to our one (1) competent infield defender” – which undersells how good Young was over there but also speaks to how shaky the infield defense was all season, between injuries, rookies, and general inefficiency; it’s genuinely frightening to think of what the infield defense would have looked like without Young.

Another running joke that is now not a joke: early on in a post-spring training podcast, I was talking about Young’s improved defense and said off-handedly that I thought people would be pleasantly surprised by how much better he looked, but “it’s not like he’s going to win a Gold Glove or anything” – at which point one of my colleagues challenged me, and I said, foolishly, that if Cole Young won a Gold Glove I would get a tattoo commemorating it. (Current Kate tattoo count is zero, just FYI.) That throwaway joke became a very real threat as the season wound on and Young just kept making plays. It got to the point where I did tell Cole about it, who very nicely offered to let me out of the deal – obviously I declined, I am a woman of my word – but said earnestly that he really, really wanted to win the award, so “one of us is going to be unhappy.” I’m very happy it is me who is unhappy.

I’m also happy that Perry Hill, who coached Young, adds to his “Gold Glove Maker” reputation, especially after being a casualty of the coaching staff turnover. Perry, if you’re reading this, the offer to ghostwrite your book (part biography, part fielding instruction manual) still stands.

With Young having taken home the Gold Glove, you can now vote for him for the Platinum Glove award here. The complete list of winners is here.

Tonight was the announcement of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. The Mariners, being one of the league’s worst-fielding teams, unsurprisingly had but one nomination: Cole Young at second base. That one nomination really counted, though, as Cole Young won, giving the Mariners their 45th Gold Glove award as a team, the first since 2024 (when they had two winners in Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh), and the first at second base for the Mariners since 2004, the last year of Brett Boone’s historic three-peat at the position (when Cole Young was one year old). Perhaps speaking to how haunted the second base position has been for the Mariners over the years, Young is just the third Mariner to win a Gold Glove at the position. He is also the second Mariners player to win a Gold Glove Award in his age-22 season or younger, joining Ken Griffey Jr. – not bad company to be in.

Young edged out White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth and Royals second baseman Michael Massey to win the award. Both Meidroth and Massey had the edge via Outs Above Average (OAA), MLB’s in-house stat, and Meidroth led all AL second baseman with +10 Defensive Run Value (DRV). The official MLB writeup of the nominations listed Young as a distant third behind those two, tepidly noting “different metrics had considerably different opinions of Young’s defense in 2026.”

Where Young did shine was in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS), a stat tracked by Sports Info Solutions; Young led all AL second basemen with 16 DRS – that’s the most by a Mariners second baseman in a season since SIS began tracking the statistic in 2003. Young’s .990 fielding percentage is the third-best single-season mark by a second baseman in Mariners history, trailing only Robinson Canó (.996 in 2016 and .991 in 2015).

Of course, anyone reading this has seen Young’s play for themselves, which speaks louder than any defensive metrics, which count for just 25% of the vote total – the rest of the vote comes from managers and coaches from each league. We’ve been writing about Young’s improved defense at second base since spring training, when it became immediately obvious that Young had improved on both sides of the ball. Young improved his footwork and positioning significantly, finally settling in at second base after working at shortstop for most of his playing career. While the arm action is unconventional, I encourage anyone evaluating Cole Young to look at his footwork first; range metrics don’t like him (hence the bad OAA mark), but he’s incredibly quick and light on his feet, almost dancer-like, something he drills every day with over-exaggerated hops during his infield work. Those quick feet help him get to the “plays in the box”, as infield coach Perry Hill preaches, with an incredibly high degree of reliability.

Young worked hard on his conditioning, too, keeping him on the field – no Mariner played more games than Young, who appeared in 160 games, more than all but nine other players in MLB. That’s especially impressive considering the jump in workload after Young appeared in just 77 games in 2025, ceding his second base job to Jorge Polanco during the postseason run. It was a running joke in the game threads whenever a ball was hit to Cole Young that I would type “you fool, you have hit it to our one (1) competent infield defender” – which undersells how good Young was over there but also speaks to how shaky the infield defense was all season, between injuries, rookies, and general inefficiency; it’s genuinely frightening to think of what the infield defense would have looked like without Young.

Another running joke that is now not a joke: early on in a post-spring training podcast, I was talking about Young’s improved defense and said off-handedly that I thought people would be pleasantly surprised by how much better he looked, but “it’s not like he’s going to win a Gold Glove or anything” – at which point one of my colleagues challenged me, and I said, foolishly, that if Cole Young won a Gold Glove I would get a tattoo commemorating it. (Current Kate tattoo count is zero, just FYI.) That throwaway joke became a very real threat as the season wound on and Young just kept making plays. It got to the point where I did tell Cole about it, who very nicely offered to let me out of the deal – obviously I declined, I am a woman of my word – but said earnestly that he really, really wanted to win the award, so “one of us is going to be unhappy.” I’m very happy it is me who is unhappy.

I’m also happy that Perry Hill, who coached Young, adds to his “Gold Glove Maker” reputation, especially after being a casualty of the coaching staff turnover. Perry, if you’re reading this, the offer to ghostwrite your book (part biography, part fielding instruction manual) still stands.

With Young having taken home the Gold Glove, you can now vote for him for the Platinum Glove award here. The complete list of winners is here.

This evening, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced for the 70th time in Major League Baseball history. After missing out on any Gold Glove Award winners a year ago, the Brewers entered tonight with two nominees: second baseman Brice Turang and left fielder Jackson Chourio.

It’s quite fitting that the man who fielded the final out of the Brewers’ first-ever World Series Championship also earned his second career Gold Glove. As spectacular as Turang was in the postseason, not allowing anything by him, it’s important to note that those plays aren’t factored into the voting. Turang, who won a Gold Glove and Platinum Glove in 2024, led MLB second basemen with 23 defensive runs saved this season, playing a large role in his award.

Champion. 2x Gold Glover. Best 2B in baseball. 🏆🏆

Congrats, Brice! pic.twitter.com/wgWh0qwnj6

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 2, 2026

Turang beat out a pair of his National League Central rivals in JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals and Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wetherholt, who was a rookie in 2026, led MLB in fielding run value while subsequently leading the Outs Above Average (OAA) category by six over Turang. Lowe was slightly below both Turang and Wetherholt in many of the same categories.

For the first time in franchise history, the Brewers will have a left field Gold Glove winner, as Chourio locked in his first of his career. Chourio’s NL-leading Fielding Run Value helped him beat out Daylen Lile of the Washington Nationals and Ian Happ of the Cubs. Lile was fourth among left fielders with eight Defensive Runs Saved in just his second season in the big leagues, while Happ led all of the NL with nine outfield assists.

A Gold Glover and World Series Champion at age 22❕

Congrats, Jackson! pic.twitter.com/JMeX6c6h2K

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 2, 2026

Over the first few seasons of his career, Chourio bounced around every position in the outfield. First, before Brewers management decided to keep Christian Yelich as the full-time designated hitter, Chourio found himself splitting time between right field and center field. This past season, the Brewers had Garrett Mitchell for a full 162-game season, allowing Chourio to settle into his role in left field, playing 123 of his 137 games there.

This is just the third time in franchise history that the Brewers have had two players win the Gold Glove in the same year, and the first time since 2024 that Turang and Sal Frelick both won. Now that Turang and Chourio have won their awards, they will be eligible to win the Platinum Glove Award, which is awarded to the Gold Glove winner deemed to be the best defensive player in their league. Fans are able to vote for themselves if they so choose on Rawlings website. Winners will be announced at the Gold Glove Awards ceremony in New York City on November 6.

This evening, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced for the 70th time in Major League Baseball history. After missing out on any Gold Glove Award winners a year ago, the Brewers entered tonight with two nominees: second baseman Brice Turang and left fielder Jackson Chourio.

It’s quite fitting that the man who fielded the final out of the Brewers’ first-ever World Series Championship also earned his second career Gold Glove. As spectacular as Turang was in the postseason, not allowing anything by him, it’s important to note that those plays aren’t factored into the voting. Turang, who won a Gold Glove and Platinum Glove in 2024, led MLB second basemen with 23 defensive runs saved this season, playing a large role in his award.

Champion. 2x Gold Glover. Best 2B in baseball. 🏆🏆

Congrats, Brice! pic.twitter.com/wgWh0qwnj6

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 2, 2026

Turang beat out a pair of his National League Central rivals in JJ Wetherholt of the St. Louis Cardinals and Brandon Lowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wetherholt, who was a rookie in 2026, led MLB in fielding run value while subsequently leading the Outs Above Average (OAA) category by six over Turang. Lowe was slightly below both Turang and Wetherholt in many of the same categories.

For the first time in franchise history, the Brewers will have a left field Gold Glove winner, as Chourio locked in his first of his career. Chourio’s NL-leading Fielding Run Value helped him beat out Daylen Lile of the Washington Nationals and Ian Happ of the Cubs. Lile was fourth among left fielders with eight Defensive Runs Saved in just his second season in the big leagues, while Happ led all of the NL with nine outfield assists.

A Gold Glover and World Series Champion at age 22❕

Congrats, Jackson! pic.twitter.com/JMeX6c6h2K

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 2, 2026

Over the first few seasons of his career, Chourio bounced around every position in the outfield. First, before Brewers management decided to keep Christian Yelich as the full-time designated hitter, Chourio found himself splitting time between right field and center field. This past season, the Brewers had Garrett Mitchell for a full 162-game season, allowing Chourio to settle into his role in left field, playing 123 of his 137 games there.

This is just the third time in franchise history that the Brewers have had two players win the Gold Glove in the same year, and the first time since 2024 that Turang and Sal Frelick both won. Now that Turang and Chourio have won their awards, they will be eligible to win the Platinum Glove Award, which is awarded to the Gold Glove winner deemed to be the best defensive player in their league. Fans are able to vote for themselves if they so choose on Rawlings website. Winners will be announced at the Gold Glove Awards ceremony in New York City on November 6.

Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon both won Gold Gloves on Sunday night, a deserved recognition for two of the most reliable defenders in the National League.

It was the fourth time Olson has won a Gold Glove in his career. Olson took home the Gold Glove hardware in 2025 with Atlanta, plus won two additional times in the American League with the Oakland Athletics in 2018 and 2019.

It was a no-brainer to award Olson the Gold Glove, who has established himself as the best in the game at his position the last few years. Olson led all first basemen in Outs Above Average (+12) this past season, and he was +11 Defensive Runs Saved on the corner. Olson is also a strong receiver of the baseball and does a strong job picking any errant throws from his infield peers.

As for Dubon, it’s the third time he’s won a Gold Glove. He took home the hardware as a utility man with the Houston Astros in 2023 and 2025.

Dubon was stellar defensively in his first season with the Braves, playing all over the diamond. He ranked in the 91st percentile in Outs Above Average and graded out well with his throwing ability as well. Dubon’s ability to play any position on the field is pretty incredible to watch on a nightly basis.

The Braves had two Gold Glove nominees in addition to Olson and Dubon: starter Chris Sale and center fielder Michael Harris. The National League gold glove for pitchers went to Nolan McLean of the Mets. Harris, while certainly deserving of a Gold Glove, fell short to Pete Crow Armstrong of the Cubs.

Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon both won Gold Gloves on Sunday night, a deserved recognition for two of the most reliable defenders in the National League.

It was the fourth time Olson has won a Gold Glove in his career. Olson took home the Gold Glove hardware in 2025 with Atlanta, plus won two additional times in the American League with the Oakland Athletics in 2018 and 2019.

It was a no-brainer to award Olson the Gold Glove, who has established himself as the best in the game at his position the last few years. Olson led all first basemen in Outs Above Average (+12) this past season, and he was +11 Defensive Runs Saved on the corner. Olson is also a strong receiver of the baseball and does a strong job picking any errant throws from his infield peers.

As for Dubon, it’s the third time he’s won a Gold Glove. He took home the hardware as a utility man with the Houston Astros in 2023 and 2025.

Dubon was stellar defensively in his first season with the Braves, playing all over the diamond. He ranked in the 91st percentile in Outs Above Average and graded out well with his throwing ability as well. Dubon’s ability to play any position on the field is pretty incredible to watch on a nightly basis.

The Braves had two Gold Glove nominees in addition to Olson and Dubon: starter Chris Sale and center fielder Michael Harris. The National League gold glove for pitchers went to Nolan McLean of the Mets. Harris, while certainly deserving of a Gold Glove, fell short to Pete Crow Armstrong of the Cubs.

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced tonight on ESPN, and the Mets had three finalists in the running for the National League awards: Carson Benge at right field, Luis Torrens at catcher, and Nolan McLean at starting pitcher.

Luis Torrens: This was Torrens’ second year in a row as a Gold Glove finalist. Ostensibly a backup catcher, he was behind the dish in 86 games for 673.2 innings. His Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) was +12, his Fielding Run Value (FRV) was +10, and his pop time was 1.86 seconds. His fWAR was 2.1. Not all of his competition this evening played full-time either. He faced Freddy Fermin, who played 660.2 innings as catcher for the Padres, and Gabriel Moreno of the Diamondbacks, who played a more regular 886.0 innings as their first-string backstop. Ultimately, Moreno, who also ranked second in DRS among catchers, took home the Gold Glove.

Nolan McLean (winner): In 31 games (179.2 innings), McLean tallied +4 DRS (fifth among major-league pitchers), 16 putouts, and 24 assists. Runners only attempted to steal eight times when he was on the mound in all of 2026. He had an impressive rookie campaign, with an fWAR of 3.5, and is also a contender for Rookie of the Year. McLean won against Michael McGreevey of the Cardinals and Chris Sale of the Braves. He is the first rookie pitcher to win a Gold Glove. Ron Darling is the only other Mets pitcher to win, when he did so in 1989.

Carson Benge: Deemed to have the most valuable arm in baseball (as measured by Statcast’s aptly-named metric, Arm Value), Benge had 259 putouts and 10 assists from the outfield in 2026. He played in right field for 134 games and 1140.0 innings. During that time, his DRS and FRV were both +6. Overall, his fWAR was 4.3. His defense is one reason that he is a contender for Rookie of the Year alongside McLean. Benge faced Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, who had the second-highest DRS among right fielders, and the winner, Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, who was in the 95th percentile among right fielders in outs above average (10).

Platinum Glove voting begins on Rawlings.com and goes through November 5 at 11:59 PM ET. The winner will be determined by the fan vote and the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) and announced on November 6 during the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony.

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced tonight on ESPN, and the Mets had three finalists in the running for the National League awards: Carson Benge at right field, Luis Torrens at catcher, and Nolan McLean at starting pitcher.

Luis Torrens: This was Torrens’ second year in a row as a Gold Glove finalist. Ostensibly a backup catcher, he was behind the dish in 86 games for 673.2 innings. His Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) was +12, his Fielding Run Value (FRV) was +10, and his pop time was 1.86 seconds. His fWAR was 2.1. Not all of his competition this evening played full-time either. He faced Freddy Fermin, who played 660.2 innings as catcher for the Padres, and Gabriel Moreno of the Diamondbacks, who played a more regular 886.0 innings as their first-string backstop. Ultimately, Moreno, who also ranked second in DRS among catchers, took home the Gold Glove.

Nolan McLean (winner): In 31 games (179.2 innings), McLean tallied +4 DRS (fifth among major-league pitchers), 16 putouts, and 24 assists. Runners only attempted to steal eight times when he was on the mound in all of 2026. He had an impressive rookie campaign, with an fWAR of 3.5, and is also a contender for Rookie of the Year. McLean won against Michael McGreevey of the Cardinals and Chris Sale of the Braves. He is the first rookie pitcher to win a Gold Glove. Ron Darling is the only other Mets pitcher to win, when he did so in 1989.

Carson Benge: Deemed to have the most valuable arm in baseball (as measured by Statcast’s aptly-named metric, Arm Value), Benge had 259 putouts and 10 assists from the outfield in 2026. He played in right field for 134 games and 1140.0 innings. During that time, his DRS and FRV were both +6. Overall, his fWAR was 4.3. His defense is one reason that he is a contender for Rookie of the Year alongside McLean. Benge faced Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs, who had the second-highest DRS among right fielders, and the winner, Corbin Carroll of the Diamondbacks, who was in the 95th percentile among right fielders in outs above average (10).

Platinum Glove voting begins on Rawlings.com and goes through November 5 at 11:59 PM ET. The winner will be determined by the fan vote and the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) and announced on November 6 during the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony.

The San Francisco Giants have to clear a lot of names from their roster by the end of Monday, as that’s the day when players on the 60-Day Injured List are reinstated on the 40-man roster. And while that will mean waiving a lot of players, it will likely also mean a series of small trades, where the Giants can recoup something — even something small — for losing a player.

They got started on that mission on Sunday night, when they traded second baseman Nate Furman to the Washington Nationals for Minor Leaguer Tony Neubeck, a left-handed pitcher. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report the news.

Furman was one of many young Giants players to make their Major League debut this season. The 25-year old lefty spent most of the year with AAA Sacramento, where he had a .791 OPS and a 113 wRC+, and got into 22 games in the Majors, where he hit .125/.243/.125 in 39 plate appearances.

But staying on the roster through the winter was always a bit of a long shot for Furman. Even with Luis Arráez traded, the Giants figure to have second base covered next year with Casey Schmitt and Marcelo Mayer, and Furman doesn’t play any other positions, or provide much defensive value.

Rather than designating Furman for assignment, the Giants were able to work out a trade, though it’s very minor. Neubeck, a 23-year old who played college ball at Indiana, was an undrafted free agent this summer, and has played in just three Minor League games, all in Low-A (though one of those three games was in the playoffs, and thus doesn’t show up on his stat sheet). He pitched well in those games, racking up 13 strikeouts in nine innings. And, critically, he isn’t on the 40-man roster.

Hopefully Furman, who came to the Giants in the Alex Cobb trade, can get some run in Washington, playing for a Nationals team that figures to try out a lot of young players this year.

The San Francisco Giants have to clear a lot of names from their roster by the end of Monday, as that’s the day when players on the 60-Day Injured List are reinstated on the 40-man roster. And while that will mean waiving a lot of players, it will likely also mean a series of small trades, where the Giants can recoup something — even something small — for losing a player.

They got started on that mission on Sunday night, when they traded second baseman Nate Furman to the Washington Nationals for Minor Leaguer Tony Neubeck, a left-handed pitcher. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report the news.

Furman was one of many young Giants players to make their Major League debut this season. The 25-year old lefty spent most of the year with AAA Sacramento, where he had a .791 OPS and a 113 wRC+, and got into 22 games in the Majors, where he hit .125/.243/.125 in 39 plate appearances.

But staying on the roster through the winter was always a bit of a long shot for Furman. Even with Luis Arráez traded, the Giants figure to have second base covered next year with Casey Schmitt and Marcelo Mayer, and Furman doesn’t play any other positions, or provide much defensive value.

Rather than designating Furman for assignment, the Giants were able to work out a trade, though it’s very minor. Neubeck, a 23-year old who played college ball at Indiana, was an undrafted free agent this summer, and has played in just three Minor League games, all in Low-A (though one of those three games was in the playoffs, and thus doesn’t show up on his stat sheet). He pitched well in those games, racking up 13 strikeouts in nine innings. And, critically, he isn’t on the 40-man roster.

Hopefully Furman, who came to the Giants in the Alex Cobb trade, can get some run in Washington, playing for a Nationals team that figures to try out a lot of young players this year.

Welcome to our series grading every member of the San Diego Padres’ 40-man roster. The roster being evaluated is current as of Oct. 18, prior to the end of the World Series. Because of that, it will include players who will be free agents once the postseason concludes. Each player will be graded on their performance in the 2026 season, including the playoffs. That performance will be weighted based on how much time the player spent with the team (availability is the best ability). 

The Perfect Role Player

Prior to joining the Padres, Dustin Harris had played in just 38 MLB games. Most of that time came with the Texas Rangers (21 games) before playing parts of 2026 with the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. Harris was released in early August before the Friars scooped him up on a minor-league deal with San Diego. The longtime minor-leaguer had struggled to break through despite a .289/.377/.457 career slash line in the minors. His big-league breakout came the second he joined the brown and gold.

Overall Grade: A+

In 29 games with Triple-A El Paso, Harris batted .350/.422/.617 with six homers and a 1.039 OPS. That earned him a promotion to the big-league club. He promptly earned the starting left field job, but still platooned with Samad Taylor on occasion. In 28 games with San Diego, Harris batted .322 with a .422 slugging percentage.

His lack of walks (5 BB) or power (0 HR) make him an intriguing option for left field in 2027. However, for the time that Harris spent with San Diego, he was phenomenal. He knocked in 14 runners and scored 18 runs of his own all in just 90 at-bats. With that small sample in mind, Harris was one of the best role players in all of baseball for the 2026 season.

There was certainly some luck involved in Harris’ production. His .278 xBA was a good deal lower than his actual .322 batting average. There’s a question of whether Harris will be able to replicate his breakout performance in 2027. However, the Padres will certainly give him the opportunity to earn the left field spot in Spring Training. Harris could be an invaluable part of San Diego’s roster for the coming years if he can build on his success.