MLB announces Bobby Witt Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr. as Platinum Glove winners at nearly 11 p.m. ET on a Friday night
- - MLB announces Bobby Witt Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr. as Platinum Glove winners at nearly 11 p.m. ET on a Friday night
Jack BaerNovember 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Bobby Witt Jr. is a Platinum Glove winner, whatever that means. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) (Jayne Kamin-Oncea via Getty Images)
MLB's Platinum Glove is an award intended to honor the top overall defender in each league. In theory, it could be treated as a prestigious accomplishment and determined by a thoughtful process.
In practice, MLB decides it via an easily swayed fan vote and news-dumps it late on a Friday night, unlike pretty much every other individual sports award out there. Because that's how much you should apparently care about this trophy.
Anyway, the 2025 winners of the very important Platinum Glove are Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., as announced by Rawlings at 10:48 p.m. ET. Congratulations to them.
Introducing the 2025 American and National League Platinum Glove Award Winners! Congratulations to Bobby Witt Jr. & Fernando Tatis Jr! pic.twitter.com/LVhTgoNqkx
— Rawlings Baseball (@RawlingsSports) November 8, 2025
The winners of the award were determined by a fan vote among the 10 Gold Glove winners in each league. Perhaps coincidentally, they were also the biggest names to win a Gold Glove in each league.
The full field:
American League Gold Glove winners
Catcher: Dillon Dingler, Detroit TigersFirst base: Ty France, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue JaysSecond base: Marcus Semien, Texas RangersShortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City RoyalsThird base: Maikel Garcia, Kansas City RoyalsPitcher: Max Fried, New York YankeesLeft field: Steven Kwan, Cleveland GuardiansCenter field: Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red SoxRight field: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red SoxUtility: Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
National League Gold Glove winners
Catcher: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco GiantsFirst base: Matt Olson, Atlanta BravesSecond base: Nico Hoerner, Chicago CubsShortstop: Masyn Winn, St. Louis CardinalsThird base: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Cincinnati RedsPitcher: Logan Webb, San Francisco GiantsLeft field: Ian Happ, Chicago CubsCenter field: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago CubsRight field: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego PadresUtility: Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins
Earlier in the night, the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers were announced as the winners of the Team Gold Gloves.
In the AL this season, Witt was third among all defenders in Fielding Run Value and 17th in defensive runs saved while playing shortstop. In the NL, Tatis was sixth in DRS and 12th in FRV while playing right field. This is Tatis' second time taking home the award after winning it in 2023, in which he was first in DRS and fourth in FRV.
Of course, comparing defensive value across multiple positions is rather hard, so those advanced defensive metrics aren't the be-all, end-all. Which might make you wonder whether such an award is inherently flawed given that it asks fans to tackle complicated defensive questions, though at worst it's still a nice thing to add to a résumé.
Source: “AOL Sports”
