With the 2026 MLB season coming to an end, the award season is underway. On Sunday, MLB announced the 20 recipients of the Gold Gloves, with a number of big names and new faces taking home the hardware.
The Gold Glove, which honors the best defensive players in the league, is handed out to one player for each position in the two leagues. This year’s honorees included nine first-time winners, nearly half of the total field.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong gets his offseason started with his second Gold Glove in two seasons. The Chicago Cubs center fielder, who took home his first Gold Glove honor last year, wins again after putting up one of the best defensive seasons in baseball.
The Cubs were tied with the Toronto Blue Jays for the most Gold Glove nominees with five, though only Crow-Armstrong and Bregman ended up with the win. In an interview on the ESPN broadcast for the award, Bregman spoke about Chicago’s commitment to defense.
“I know our team takes a lot of pride in defense, and it’s pretty awesome to be on the field with a bunch of guys that care about the little details of the game,” Bregman said.
The Milwaukee Brewers, coming off their World Series-winning run, had two players represented among the winners: left fielder Jackson Chourio and second baseman Brice Turang. Chourio, who had a shot at World Series MVP, earned his first Gold Glove award by beating out Chicago’s Ian Happ, who had won the award for four straight seasons.
The best-represented teams were the Boston Red Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks, who finished with three of the defensive awards each. Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu took home his third straight Gold Glove after another dominant season.
There were some surprising snubs as well, though: Toronto, despite having five nominees, didn’t take home any of the awards after a pretty mediocre season. Neither did the Kansas City Royals, whose four nominees included players like first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
2026 Gold Glove Winners
*First-time winner
American League
Pitcher: Tanner Bibee, Cleveland Guardians*
Catcher: Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers
First base: Christian Walker, Houston Astros
Second base: Cole Young, Seattle Mariners*
Shortstop: Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays*
Enjoying this article? Support our work with a small crypto donation.Third base: Caleb Durbin, Boston Red Sox*
Left field: Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees
Center field: Ceddane Rafaela, Boston Red Sox
Right field: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
Utility: Ezequiel Duran, Texas Rangers*
National League
Pitcher: Nolan McLean, New York Mets*
Catcher: Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
First base: Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
Second base: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
Shortstop: Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks*
Third base: Alex Bregman, Chicago Cubs
Left field: Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers*
Center field: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
Right field: Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks*
Utility: Mauricio Dubón, Atlanta Braves
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