Major League Baseball handed out its 2026 Gold Glove Awards on Sunday, with first basemen Christian Walker of the Houston Astros and Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves each winning their fourth career fielding honor. Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu won for the third year in a row.
MLB Gold Glove Award (Credits: ESPN)
2026 Gold Glove Winners: American League
The Boston Red Sox tied for the team high with three winners. Ceddanne Rafaela earned center field honors for the second straight season, while Caleb Durbin was a first-time winner at third base and Wilyer Abreu, who led all of MLB with 28 defensive runs saved, made it three straight in right field. Detroit catcher Dillon Dingler won his second straight award after leading the AL in Fielding Run Value. Seattle’s Cole Young took second base, Tampa Bay’s Taylor Walls won at shortstop, Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger won in left field, and Cleveland pitcher Tanner Bibee rounded out the AL winners alongside Texas utility man Ezequiel Duran.
2026 Gold Glove Winners: National League
The Arizona Diamondbacks matched Boston with three winners. Catcher Gabriel Moreno won his second Gold Glove, his first since 2023, becoming the second catcher ever to win a Gold Glove and a batting title in the same season. Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and right fielder Corbin Carroll were first-time winners. Milwaukee’s Brice Turang and Jackson Chourio added Gold Gloves to their championship season, while Chicago’s Alex Bregman and Pete Crow-Armstrong, Atlanta’s Matt Olson and Mauricio Dubon, and Mets pitcher Nolan McLean completed the NL list.
Winners are chosen by votes from MLB managers and coaches, with input from the SABR Defensive Index. Walker, who previously won with the Diamondbacks from 2022-24, and Olson each collected $75,000 bonuses along with the hardware.
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