PCA, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bobby Witt Headline Full List of 2026 MLB Gold Glove Award Finalists

Some of the best defensive players in baseball are one step closer to a Gold Glove.

The Gold Glove finalists were announced Wednesday, and superstars such as Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bobby Witt and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., among others, jump out from the list.

There are three finalists at each position for each league, and the winners will be announced Nov. 1 during an ESPN broadcast. Here is a look at all the finalists on a position-by-position basis.

American League Pitcher

• Tanner Bibee, Cleveland Guardians
• Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers
• José Soriano, Los Angeles Angels/Toronto Blue Jays

National League Pitcher

• Michael McGreevy, St. Louis Cardinals
• Nolan McLean, New York Mets
• Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves

American League Catcher

• Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers
• Brandon Valenzuela, Toronto Blue Jays
• Austin Wells, New York Yankees

National League Catcher

• Freddy Fermin, San Diego Padres
• Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Luis Torrens, New York Mets

American League First Base

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
• Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals
• Christian Walker, Houston Astros

National League First Base

• Ty France, San Diego Padres
• Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
• TJ Rumfield, Colorado Rockies

American League Second Base

• Michael Massey, Kansas City Royals
• Chase Meidroth, Chicago White Sox
• Cole Young, Seattle Mariners

National League Second Base

• Brandon Lowe, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
• JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals

American League Third Base

• Caleb Durbin, Boston Red Sox
• Brooks Lee, Minnesota Twins
• Nick Loftin, Kansas City Royals

National League Third Base

• Alex Bregman, Chicago Cubs
• Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins

American League Shortstop

• Andrés Giménez, Toronto Blue Jays
• Taylor Walls, Tampa Bay Rays
• Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals

National League Shortstop

• Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
• Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals

American League Left Field

• Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees
• Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
• Chandler Simpson, Tampa Bay Rays

National League Left Field

• Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
• Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
• Daylen Lile, Washington Nationals

American League Center Field

• Evan Carter, Texas Rangers
• Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
• Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox

National League Center Field

• Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
• Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves
• Andy Pages, Los Angeles Dodgers

American League Right Field

• Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
• Nathan Lukes, Toronto Blue Jays
• Cam Smith, Houston Astros

National League Right Field

• Carson Benge, New York Mets
• Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs

American League Utility

• José Caballero, New York Yankees
• Ezequiel Duran, Texas Rangers
• Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers

National League Utility

• Mauricio Dubón, Atlanta Braves
• Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Ildemaro Vargas, Arizona Diamondbacks

Now that the finalists have been announced, attention also turns to the Platinum Glove race.

That goes to the single best defender in each league, and Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller predicted the honors will go to Crow-Armstrong in the National League and Witt in the American League.

Crow-Armstrong's position as the favorite underscores his ability to impact the game in so many ways and why he will, in all likelihood, be the National League MVP as well.

After all, he went 40/40 on the offensive side with 45 home runs, 41 stolen bases and 107 RBI while also leading the league with 119 runs scored. That his defense may be even better than his offense is a testament to his work with the glove.

According to Statcast, he led all of baseball with 26 outs above average. The next-closest outfielder was Ceddanne Rafaela of the Boston Red Sox with 17.

What's more, Crow-Armstrong caught 50 percent of his 5-star catch opportunities, which was the best mark in the league on the most difficult hit balls to catch. He likely would have seen even more 5-star chances if he didn't make plays that would be so difficult for others rather routine with his speed.

As for Witt, this is business as usual.

He won the American League Platinum Glove last season and is a back-to-back Gold Glove winner at shortstop. He finished with the best outs above average total in the American League with 24.

That was well ahead of Andrés Giménez of the Toronto Blue Jays, who was second at 19. Notably, they both play shortstop.

If Giménez played a different position, he could be a near lock to win a Gold Glove. Instead, he has to compete with the best defender in the American League in Witt.

And it would be anything but surprising if Witt was recognized accordingly for the second straight year.