BOSTON, MA—Boston Red Sox players Wilyer Abreu, Caleb Durbin, and Ceddanne Rafaela are recipients of 2026 American League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. Abreu won the award for right fielders, Durbin won the award for third basemen, and Rafaela won the award for center fielders. It marks Abreu’s third career Gold Glove Award (also 2024-25), Durbin’s first, and Rafaela’s second (also 2025). The announcement was made tonight by Rawlings on ESPN.
The Gold Glove Award honors the best defenders at each position in each league. Major League managers and coaches, voting only within their league and unable to vote for players on their own teams, account for 75 percent of the selection process; the SABR Defensive Index statistic accounts for the other 25 percent.
Since the award was founded in 1957, 26 different Red Sox have combined to earn 55 Gold Glove Awards. This is the fifth season in which three Red Sox players received a Gold Glove Award, first since 2018 (Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Ian Kinsler), also doing so in 1968, 1979, and 2011. It also marks the sixth season in which multiple Red Sox outfielders have won a Gold Glove Award (also 1968, 1978-79, 2018, and 2025), and third occurrence in which multiple players won at their respective position in back-to-back seasons (also Carl Yazstremski and George Scott from 1967-68, and Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn from 1978-79).
Abreu, 27, led Major League right fielders in defensive runs saved (28), assists (13), games started (153), and innings (1,357.0). His 28 defensive runs saved in right field were most in the Majors by any player at any position. The Venezuela native also ranked in MLB’s 98th percentile in arm strength (95.3 MPH). Abreu is the sixth Red Sox player to win three consecutive Gold Glove Awards, joining Frank Malzone (three, 1957-59), Carl Yastrzemski (three, 1967-69), Fred Lynn (three, 1978-80), Dwight Evans (five, 1981-85), and Mookie Betts (four, 2016-19). He also won a 2026 Fielding Bible Award from Sports Info Solutions in right field.
Durbin, 26, led American League third basemen in defensive runs saved (13), outs above average (seven), and fielding run value (six), while ranking second in games started (147) and innings (1,302.0). The Illinois native led MLB third basemen in double plays (31) and assists (282). Durbin is the first Red Sox infielder to win a Gold Glove Award since Ian Kinsler at second base in 2018, and the second all-time to do so at third base, joining Frank Malzone (1957-59).
Rafaela, 26, led Major League center fielders in defensive runs saved (21), and American League center fielders in assists (eight), outs above average (16), and fielding run value (16). The Curaçao native ranked second in the American League in games started (133) and innings (1,174.1) in center field. Rafaela’s 21 defensive runs saved in center field were tied for MLB’s third most of any player at any position, and tied for second among outfielders behind only Abreu (28). He also won a 2026 Fielding Bible Award from Sports Info Solutions in center field, his second consecutive.
Fan voting for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award presented by SABR begins tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET at www.rawlings.com and continues through Thursday, November 5, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans can select only one 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner from each league to take home this “best of the best” honor. A combination of the national fan vote and the SABR Defensive Index statistic will determine the Platinum Gold Glove Award honorees. Winners will be unveiled during the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Ceremony on Friday, November 6.