The Big Dumper should be busy during awards season, but he won’t have to wait out the Gold Glove announcements. At least not this year.
MLB announced the finalists for the 2025 Gold Glove Awards, which honor each league’s best defensive performances at each position, on Wednesday. Raleigh — the American League’s Gold Glove and Platinum Glove winner at catcher last year — wasn’t on that list, which represents the top three vote-getters for each position category. The Gold Glove winners will be unveiled on Nov. 2.
When Raleigh won the Platinum Glove in 2024, awarded to the best overall fielder in each league, he became the first Seattle Mariners player to earn the honor since the award’s inception in 2011. That season, he led AL catchers in innings caught (1,122), Defensive Runs Saved (17) and in Statcast’s framing runs (+13 runs saved from his framing). This season, the All-Star and 2025 home run leader still accounted for +7 runs by Statcast’s framing runs metric, but he was graded at -4 Blocks Above Average and was in the 39th percentile among all catchers for pop time. He ranked 21st among catchers in Defensive Runs Saved (2).
Among the notable finalists, Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts was a finalist in the shortstop category in his first full season at the position. Betts is a six-time Gold Glove winner for right field. The Chicago Cubs had the most players named finalists with six, while the Toronto Blue Jays had six nominations for five players (Ernie Clement was named a finalist for both third base and utility). Clement tied with Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan with 22 Defensive Runs Saved for the most among MLB players this season.
According to MLB.com, 30 managers and up to six coaches from each team vote from a pool of players in their league (but not on players from their own teams). Those votes count for 75 percent of the selection total, and the SABR Defensive Index counts for the other 25 percent.
Here’s the full list of this year’s finalists:
American League
Pitcher
Jacob deGrom, Rangers
Max Fried, Yankees
Luis Severino, A’s
Catcher
Dillon Dingler, Tigers
Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays
Carlos Narváez, Red Sox
First base
Ty France, Twins/Blue Jays
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays
Carlos Santana, Guardians
Second base
Andrés Giménez, Blue Jays
Luis Rengifo, Angels
Marcus Semien, Rangers
Third base
Ernie Clement, Blue Jays
Maikel Garcia, Royals
José Ramírez, Guardians
Shortstop
Corey Seager, Rangers
Taylor Walls, Rays
Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Left field
Steven Kwan, Guardians
Wyatt Langford, Rangers
Tyler Soderstrom, A’s
Center field
Kyle Isbel, Royals
Ceddanne Rafaela, Red Sox
Julio Rodríguez, Mariners
Right field
Wilyer Abreu, Red Sox
Adolis García, Rangers
Cam Smith, Astros
Utility
Ernie Clement, Blue Jays
Mauricio Dubón, Astros
Daniel Schneemann, Guardians
The American League @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Finalists 🤩
Winners will be announced on Sunday, November 2nd on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/iwxWobzVt5
— MLB (@MLB) October 15, 2025
National League
Pitcher
Matthew Boyd, Cubs
David Peterson, Mets
Logan Webb, Giants
Catcher
Patrick Bailey, Giants
Carson Kelly, Cubs
Luis Torrens, Mets
First base
Bryce Harper, Phillies
Matt Olson, Braves
Spencer Steer, Reds
Second base
Xavier Edwards, Marlins
Nico Hoerner, Cubs
Brice Turang, Brewers
Third base
Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pirates/Reds
Ryan McMahon, Rockies/Yankees
Matt Shaw, Cubs
Shortstop
Nick Allen, Braves
Mookie Betts, Dodgers
Masyn Winn, Cardinals
Left field
Ian Happ, Cubs
Tommy Pham, Pirates
Kyle Stowers, Marlins
Center field
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs
Victor Scott II, Cardinals
Jacob Young, Nationals
Right field
Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks
Sal Frelick, Brewers
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
Utility
Miguel Rojas, Dodgers
Javier Sanoja, Marlins
Jared Triolo, Pirates
Your National League @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Finalists 😮💨
Winners will be announced on Sunday, November 2nd on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/V3GAEOuzMF
— MLB (@MLB) October 15, 2025
