Three Yankees named finalists for AL Gold Glove awards

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Joyce, G. (2026, October 14). Three Yankees named finalists for AL Gold Glove awards. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports/three-yankees-named-finalists-for-al-gold-glove-awards/

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Yankees players Austin Wells, Cody Bellinger, and José Caballero have been named finalists for American League Gold Glove awards. This is the first time Wells and Caballero are nominated, while Bellinger has a strong chance at his second award; he led all left fielders with 21 Defensive Runs Saved this season. Additionally, Wells improved significantly from defensive concerns early in his career to becoming one of the best defensive catchers, recording eight Defensive Runs Saved and sixth-best Fielding Run Value among major league backstops. Caballero was versatile across six positions, notably excelling at shortstop with 13 Defensive Runs Saved before Anthony Volpe’s return.
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The Yankees have three players named as finalists for the American League Gold Glove awards: Austin Wells, Cody Bellinger, and José Caballero. This is the first time Wells and Caballero are nominated, while Bellinger has a strong chance at his second award after previously winning in 2019 as a right fielder. Competing for Wells are the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler and the Blue Jays’ Brandon Valenzuela; Bellinger faces the Rangers’ Wyatt Langford and the Rays’ Chandler Simpson; while Caballero’s competition includes the Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran (a former Yankee prospect) and the Tigers’ Zach McKinstry. Bellinger led all left fielders with 21 Defensive Runs Saved this season, making him a strong contender for his second Gold Glove award.

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🔮 Boone also dropped Spencer Jones — the Yankees cleanup hitter in each of the prior three playoff games — down to batting eighth in the lineup, the lowest he has hit against a right-hander since May 19 (facing Dylan Cease).
🔮 He may have more talent and tools than almost any other player on the roster, most notably his speed, athleticism and power, but the Yankees have not been able to get that out of him regularly enough, especially this year.
🔮 McMahon has not brought much offensively and then committed a fielding error on the first ball put in play in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the first of four the Yankees would make in Game 2.
🔮 “So there would’ve been a right-hander I would have used at some point had we gotten runners on base, but by the time he was in the game it was 5-1.
🔮 The Yankees will try to become the first team to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series since they did it in the 2017 ALDS against Cleveland.
🔮 When the division series makes its way to The Bronx, Max Fried will get the ball first for the Yankees.
🔮 The Yankees were technically off Sunday, but the players who wanted to get their work in ahead of Game 2 of the ALDS went to their spring training home instead of the field where they will play Monday night.
🔮 Were the 18 runs on 26 hits the Yankees exploded for in their wild-card series proof they could survive postseason games without Aaron Judge, or just the result of feasting on a Red Sox bullpen after Tracy pulled his starter early in both games?
🔮 The Yankees left Weathers off their roster for the wild-card series to give him more time to build up, hoping it would allow him to be available more often in the ALDS.
🔮 In all likelihood, it would have been just as a pinch hitter, possibly with a chance to be a full player later in the best-of-five series against the Rays if his right calf allowed.
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Try it freeWells’ competition at catcher is the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler and the Blue Jays’ Brandon Valenzuela; Bellinger’s co-finalists in left field are the Rangers’ Wyatt Langford and the Rays’ Chandler Simpson; and Caballero’s challengers for the utility spot are the Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran (an ex-Yankee prospect) and the Tigers’ Zach McKinstry.
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The Yankees’ three most reliable defenders from start to finish have been rewarded for their efforts. asserted
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Austin Wells, Cody Bellinger and José Caballero were named American League Gold Glove finalists on Wednesday, the first such honors for Wells and Caballero while Bellinger has a strong chance to take home his second award when the winners are announced next month. asserted
winners → name → award
Try it freeWells’ competition at catcher is the Tigers’ Dillon Dingler and the Blue Jays’ Brandon Valenzuela; Bellinger’s co-finalists in left field are the Rangers’ Wyatt Langford and the Rays’ Chandler Simpson; and Caballero’s challengers for the utility spot are the Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran (an ex-Yankee prospect) and the Tigers’ Zach McKinstry. asserted
challengers → try → spot
Bellinger, who previously won a Gold Glove as a right fielder in 2019, led all left fielders with 21 Defensive Runs Saved this season. asserted
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His six Outs Above Average were tied for second, trailing only Simpson. asserted
Outs → tie → Simpson
The veteran had been regarded as a quality defensive outfielder but took his game to another level in 2026 while mainly patrolling left field. asserted
veteran → regard → field
He also mixed in some center field, right field and first base, but the Yankees preferred to keep him in left field as much as possible because he was so good there. asserted
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No one had Wells becoming a future Gold Glove finalist when he arrived in the big leagues in 2023 known more for his offense with some questions about his work behind the plate. asserted
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But he has worked hard to not just shore up those concerns but enter the conversation as one of the best defensive catchers in the game. asserted
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His eight Defensive Runs Saved were third among AL catchers while recording a Fielding Run Value of 10, which ranked sixth among all major league backstops. asserted
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Wells was tied for third in Catcher Framing Runs and seventh in Blocks Above Average while catching the pitching staff that led the majors in ERA – with those pitchers consistently hailing his work behind the plate. asserted
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Caballero, meanwhile, appeared at six different positions this season: shortstop, third base, second base and all three outfield spots. asserted
Caballero → appear → positions
He amassed a total of 12 Defensive Runs Saved, with his best work coming at shortstop (13 DRS), where he began the year as the Yankees’ starter with Anthony Volpe rehabbing shoulder surgery. asserted
Volpe → amass → surgery
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