TOLEDO, OH – INF Max Anderson was named the second base recipient of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award for Minor League Baseball. Anderson played 72 games at second base this season, with all but one of them being with Toledo. He posted a .988 fielding-percentage in 253 total chances and participated in turning 32 double plays as a second baseman.
The Omaha, Nebraska, native led the Mud Hens in assists both at a singular position (165, 2B) and overall (211). He had just three errors at the position all season, while additionally recording 84 putouts and initiating one of only four triple plays to occur in the International League this season on July 18 against Gwinnett. He posted a stellar season on both sides of the ball, as he also earned the nod at second base on the 2026 International League All-Star Team.
The Tigers #10 prospect (MLB.com) had the second-best batting average (.302) among qualified International League hitters, also ranking in the top-ten with a .386 on-base percentage (7th) and 126 hits (9th). He especially terrorized left-handed pitching, having the most hits (43) and total bases (80); second-best OPS (1.041), placing third in batting average (.347), home runs (8), doubles (9), triples (2) and slugging-percentage (.645) among qualified I.L. batters. Anderson led Toledo in batting average (.302), hits (126), on-base percentage (.386), slugging-percentage (.477), and OPS (.863) on the offensive side of the ball.