Which Diamondbacks are finalists for Gold Glove Awards?

Rawlings announced the annual Gold Glove Award finalists for the 2026 season on Wednesday, and four Arizona Diamondbacks players are up for the hardware that honors the best defensive player at each position in each league.

Catcher Gabriel Moreno, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, right fielder Corbin Carroll and utility player Ildemaro Vargas are each contending to win Gold Gloves.

Moreno is going for his second in four years with the D-backs, while Perdomo, Carroll and Vargas have yet to win.

The most recent Diamondbacks player to win a Gold Glove was first baseman Christian Walker in 2024, his last season with the club.

The D-backs went into this past season focused on improving their defense, and collectively that was a success. Arizona finished with the second fewest errors in baseball, and its four Gold Glove finalists each have legitimate arguments to win the award.

Gabriel Moreno: C Gold Glove finalist

Moreno had arguably his most balanced defensive season when looking at metrics, as he led NL catchers with 14 defensive runs saved (DRS) and a nine fielding run value (FRV).

In 2023, Moreno made his mark by being elite at throwing out runners, as his 35 steals to 22 caught stealing rate led the league (38.6%). He threw out 25% of base-stealers this season, but out of eight NL catchers with at least 750 innings logged, his 42 steals allowed were easily the fewest. D-backs backup catcher James McCann allowed 41 steals in less than half of Moreno’s innings, evidence of how runners were far less likely to test Moreno.

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Moreno also had 80th percentile or better metrics in blocking and framing metrics that help show the balance he has achieved in his game.

The other two finalists are Freddy Fermin of the San Diego Padres and Luis Torrens of the New York Mets. Moreno caught at least 200 more innings than either of them and should be considered the favorite.

Geraldo Perdomo: SS Gold Glove finalist

Perdomo played more innings at shortstop than anyone in baseball this season at 1,372, and despite that volume, he made eight errors, tied for 12th most in the NL. He led all qualified shortstops in fielding percentage.

Perdomo walked away from the 2025 season disappointed in his defense and came back having improved his range, particularly toward third base.

His main competition for this award will be Masyn Winn of the St. Louis Cardinals, who won it last year.

Winn led the league with 10 DRS, while Perdomo was second with eight. Winn led with 19 outs above average (OAA), and Perdomo was tied for second with 16. Winn was first in fielding run value with 17, and Perdomo finished second with 13. Will the fact that they are 1-2 in the advanced metrics while Perdomo played more than 200 additional innings of shortstop with fewer errors give him the edge?

The third finalist was Dansby Swanson of the Chicago Cubs.

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Corbin Carroll: RF Gold Glove finalist

Carroll, despite dealing with various ailments throughout the year, logged the most innings in right field in the National League and put up strong metrics to earn a second straight nomination.

He improved at making plays going back toward the fence, while his throwing arm strength came along slowly after spring training and early season injuries. His drop during Game 161 in San Diego will be a play that sticks out, but it was not representative of the defensive season he put together as a whole.

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Carroll’s 12 defensive runs saved were second in the NL to Chicago’s Seiya Suzuki (14), but Carroll blew away the rest of the league with 10 outs above average (which measures range). Suzuki owned the throwing arm advantage, and he had twice as many outfield assists with eight compared to Carroll’s four. Suzuki also made two errors to Carroll’s four, but Carroll played 300 more innings.

The third finalist was Mets rookie Carson Benge.

Ildemaro Vargas: UTL Gold Glove finalist

Vargas played 486 innings at first base, 447 innings at second base, 25 innings at third base, 32 innings at shortstop and four frames in left field — plus, 3.2 innings of pitching.

When the Diamondbacks lost first basemen Carlos Santana and Pavin Smith to early-season injuries, Vargas handled most of the workload at a position he had logged 105 career innings at.

Vargas finished with seven DRS at first base alone, which was third at the position group. For a Diamondbacks team that had its share of roster movement and injuries, Vargas’ flexibility was much needed.

The other two finalists for the utility award are Mauricio Dubon of the Atlanta Braves and Jared Triolo of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Vargas has the DRS advantage, while Dubon had the higher outs above average and most innings played.

Triolo made seven errors, Dubon five and Vargas two.

If Vargas wins, it will add to a banner season for the journeyman utility player who won an expected NL Player of the Month Award for March/April.

The winners will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 1. Managers and up to six coaches per team vote for winners but cannot pick their own players. That accounts for 75% of the voting, while the remaining 25% comes from the SABR Defensive Index, which measures data (arm strength, range, sure-handedness, etc.) to sort out winners. The utility award is picked separately, using the SABR Defensive Index.

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