ST. LOUIS, MO – Rawlings Sporting Goods has announced the finalists for the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, recognizing Major League Baseball’s top defensive players at each position in the American and National Leagues.
Winners will be revealed during a special one-hour edition of Baseball Tonight on ESPN, airing Sunday, Nov. 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs lead their respective leagues, each with six finalists named across the 18 defensive positions.
Key Points
- Rawlings announces 2025 Gold Glove Award finalists across MLB
- ESPN to air exclusive one-hour Baseball Tonight special Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Blue Jays lead AL with six finalists; Cubs top NL with six
Top defenders set to compete for Gold
Since its creation in 1957, the Gold Glove has honored the best fielders in baseball, with Rawlings introducing the current “finalist” format in 2011. Ten previous Gold Glove winners appear among this year’s finalists.
“This year’s finalists embody everything our brand stands for: precision, performance, and pride,” said Mike Thompson, Chief Marketing Officer of Rawlings. “Their defensive excellence defines the game and shows why the glove remains baseball’s most essential tool.”
How the winners are chosen
Voting for the Gold Glove Awards combines input from MLB managers and coaches — who cannot vote for their own players — with advanced defensive analytics from the SABR Defensive Index™, which accounts for 25 percent of the final results.
Utility players, added to the award lineup in recent years, are evaluated using a specialized formula developed in collaboration with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).
American League highlights
Toronto dominated the American League ballot, with finalists including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B), Alejandro Kirk (C), Ernie Clement (3B/Util), and Andrés Giménez (2B). Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. and Cleveland’s Steven Kwan return as repeat finalists, while Texas features heavily with stars Corey Seager, Adolis García, and Wyatt Langford.
National League contenders
The Chicago Cubs lead the National League with six finalists, including Matt Shaw (3B), Patrick Bailey (C), Ian Happ (LF), and Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF). Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper is nominated at first base, while Arizona’s Corbin Carroll and San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. highlight the outfield finalists.
Other notables include Masyn Winn (SS, Cardinals) and Ke’Bryan Hayes (3B, Pirates/Reds), both looking to add another Gold Glove to their resumes.
Platinum Glove fan voting follows broadcast
After the televised announcement, fans will be able to vote online for their favorite defender in each league to determine the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™ winners. Voting opens at 9:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 2 at Rawlings.com and closes Nov. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The Platinum Glove winners will be honored at the Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony in New York City on Friday, Nov. 7, where baseball’s best defenders will officially take home the sport’s most iconic defensive trophy.
025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists – American League
| Position | Player | Team |
| P | Luis Severino | Athletics |
| Jacob deGrom | Texas Rangers | |
| Max Fried | New York Yankees | |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Carlos Narváez | Boston Red Sox | |
| Dillon Dingler | Detroit Tigers | |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ty France | Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Carlos Santana | Cleveland Guardians | |
| 2B | Luis Rengifo | Los Angeles Angels |
| Marcus Semien | Texas Rangers | |
| Andrés Giménez | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| 3B | Ernie Clement | Toronto Blue Jays |
| José Ramírez | Cleveland Guardians | |
| Maikel Garcia | Kansas City Royals | |
| SS | Bobby Witt Jr. | Kansas City Royals |
| Corey Seager | Texas Rangers | |
| Taylor Walls | Tampa Bay Rays | |
| LF | Steven Kwan | Cleveland Guardians |
| Wyatt Langford | Texas Rangers | |
| Tyler Soderstrom | Athletics | |
| CF | Kyle Isbel | Kansas City Royals |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | Boston Red Sox | |
| Julio Rodríguez | Seattle Mariners | |
| RF | Adolis García | Texas Rangers |
| Cam Smith | Houston Astros | |
| Wilyer Abreu | Boston Red Sox | |
| Util | Ernie Clement | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Mauricio Dubón | Houston Astros | |
| Daniel Schneemann | Cleveland Guardians |
2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Finalists – National League
| Position | Player | Team | ||
| P | David Peterson | New York Mets | ||
| Matthew Boyd | Chicago Cubs | |||
| Logan Webb | San Francisco Giants | |||
| C | Patrick Bailey | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Luis Torrens | New York Mets | |||
| Carson Kelly | Chicago Cubs | |||
| 1B | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Matt Olson | Atlanta Braves | |||
| Spencer Steer | Cincinnati Reds | |||
| 2B | Xavier Edwards | Miami Marlins | ||
| Brice Turang | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Nico Hoerner | Chicago Cubs | |||
| 3B | Matt Shaw | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Ryan McMahon | Colorado Rockies/New York Yankees | |||
| Ke’Bryan Hayes | Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds | |||
| SS | Masyn Winn | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Nick Allen | Atlanta Braves | |||
| Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| LF | Ian Happ | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Tommy Pham | Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Kyle Stowers | Miami Marlins | |||
| CF | Jacob Young | Washington Nationals | ||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | Chicago Cubs | |||
| Victor Scott II | St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| RF | Corbin Carroll | Arizona Diamondbacks | ||
| Sal Frelick | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | San Diego Padres | |||
| Util | Javier Sanoja | Miami Marlins | ||
| Miguel Rojas | Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Jared Triolo | Pittsburgh Pirates | |||