The finalists for the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove award at every position have been announced.
Leading the list of finalists is Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts, who made the cut in his first season as a full-time shortstop after spending most of his first 11 seasons as arguably the best defensive outfielder in MLB.
Other contenders at their positions include Bryce Harper, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bobby Witt Jr.
Here is the full list of finalists at each position, via Rawlings.com.
- Luis Severino, Athletics
- Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers
- Max Fried, New York Yankees
- David Peterson, New York Mets
- Matthew Boyd, Chicago Cubs
- Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
- Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays
- Carlos Narváez, Boston Red Sox
- Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers
- Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
- Luis Torrens, New York Mets
- Carson Kelly, Chicago Cubs
American League First Base
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- Ty France, Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays
- Carlos Santana, Cleveland Guardians
National League First Base
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
- Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
- Spencer Steer, Cincinnati Reds
American League Second Base
- Luis Rengifo, Los Angeles Angels
- Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
- Andrés Giménez, Toronto Blue Jays
National League Second Base
- Xavier Edwards, Miami Marlins
- Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
- Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
American League Third Base
- Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
- Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
- José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
National League Third Base
- Matt Shaw, Chicago Cubs
- Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies/New York Yankees
- Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds
American League Shortstop
- Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
- Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
- Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays
National League Shortstop
- Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
- Nick Allen, Atlanta Braves
- Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
American League Left Field
- Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
- Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
- Tyler Soderstrom, Athletics
National League Left Field
- Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
- Tommy Pham, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Kyle Stowers, Miami Marlins
American League Center Field
- Kyle Isbel, Kansas City Royals
- Cedanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox
- Julio Rodríguez, Seattle Mariners
National League Center Field
- Jacob Young, Washington Nationals
- Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
- Victor Scott II, St. Louis Cardinals
American League Right Field
- Adolis García, Texas Rangers
- Cam Smith, Houston Astros
- Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
National League Right Field
- Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers
- Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
- Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
- Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
- Daniel Schneemann, Cleveland Guardians
- Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins
- Miguel Rojas, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates
In order to accommodate the Dodgers’ crowded outfield mix, Betts made himself primarily an infielder last season when he played 64 games at second base, 16 games at shortstop and 43 in right field.
This season saw Betts become a full-time shortstop with 148 out of his 150 games played at the position. His two games not at short were pinch-hit appearances.
Just as remarkable as it was that Betts decided to play the most difficult infield position 12 years into his Hall-of-Fame-worthy career was the fact that he did it at an incredibly high level .
Betts ranked in the 90th percentile among all shortstops with five outs above average, per Baseball Savant. He also led all qualified shortstops with 17 defensive runs saved, four more than anyone else.
Harper’s metrics are all over the place that it can be hard to discern his true value with the glove, but there were also only nine NL first baseman who had enough innings to qualify for the leaderboard.
The Phillies star had negative value by defensive runs saved (minus-three), but he was slightly on the positive side by outs above average (one). Matt Olson, whose 17 defensive runs saved were tied for third-best among all MLB players, will be favored to win the NL Gold Glove at first base for the third time in his career.
In total, there are 10 former Gold Glove winners among the finalists in each league. Rawlings will also award a Platinum Glove to the best overall defensive player in each league.
There is guaranteed to be a new Platinum Glove winner in the AL since last year’s winner, Cal Raleigh, didn’t even make the cut for a Gold Glove at catcher. Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang, a Gold Glove finalist again this year, is the reigning NL Platinum Glove winner.
Gold Glove winners will be announced on Nov. 2. The Platinum Glove winners will be unveiled during the Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Nov. 7.
