MiLB Names 2026 Rawlings Gold Gloves

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MiLB) NAMES 2026 RAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

Nov. 2, 2026 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., today announced the nine recipients of the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award® for defensive excellence.

The winners at each position were selected from players in the 11 full-season Minor Leagues. Each player will receive his own Rawlings Gold Glove Award, modeled after the iconic award given to Major League Baseball’s top defensive players, during the 2027 season.

“Rawlings is pleased to recognize this year’s class of Minor League Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners as the “Finest In The Field,” said Mike Thompson, Chief Marketing Officer for Rawlings. “We are thankful for our long-standing partnership with Minor League Baseball that enables us to annually recognize these young players as they work their way up to the Major League level.”

“These players demonstrated exceptional defensive ability throughout the 2026 season, setting themselves apart as elite fielders,” said Peter Woodfork, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President, Minor League Operations and Development. “On behalf of Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and our valued partners at Rawlings, I’m honored to congratulate each recipient of the prestigious Rawlings Gold Glove Award.”

The 2026 Minor League Baseball recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® are as follows:

Position	Name	Minor League Team(s)	Organization
C	Caden Bodine	Charleston (A), Bowling Green (A+), Montgomery (AA), Durham (AAA)	Tampa Bay
1B	Josiah Hartshorn	Myrtle Beach (A), South Bend (A+), Knoxville (AA)	Chicago (NL)
2B	Max Anderson	Lakeland (A), Toledo (AAA)	Detroit
3B	Ethan Hedges	Spokane (A+)	Colorado
SS	Franklin Arias	Portland (AA), Worcester (AAA)	Boston
OF	Carlos Jorge	Chattanooga (AA), Louisville (AAA), Cincinnati (MLB)	Cincinnati
OF	Druw Jones	Amarillo (AA)	Arizona
OF	Carson Roccaforte	Northwest Arkansas (AA), Omaha (AAA)	Kansas City
P	Cade Smith	Somerset (AA)	New York (AL)

Rays catcher Caden Bodine handled 804 total chances and recorded 736 putouts and 58 assists in 81 games behind the plate for Single-A Charleston, High-A Bowling Green, Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham. In his 708 innings behind the plate, he threw out 30 of 130 runners attempting to steal and posted a .988 fielding percentage. Bodine, 22, was originally selected by Baltimore in Compensation Round A (30th overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft out of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. He was traded to Tampa Bay on December 19, 2025, in exchange for right-hander Shane Baz.

Cubs first baseman Josiah Hartshorn recorded 440 total chances in 58 games for Single-A Myrtle Beach, High-A South Bend and Double-A Knoxville, posting 407 putouts and 28 assists for a .989 fielding percentage. He had a hand in 36 double plays. Hartshorn, 19, was selected by Chicago in the sixth round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California.

Tigers second baseman Max Anderson handled 253 total chances and had a hand in 32 double plays in 72 games for SingleA Lakeland (one game) and Triple-A Toledo (71 games), posting a .988 fielding percentage. Anderson, 24, was selected by Detroit in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the University of Nebraska.

Rockies third baseman Ethan Hedges played in 106 games at the hot corner for High-A Spokane and handled 251 total chances with 168 assists for a .976 fielding percentage. Hedges, 22, was selected by Colorado in the third round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of the University of Southern California.

Red Sox shortstop Franklin Arias handled 290 total chances, helped turn 39 double plays and finished with 180 assists in 79 games for Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, posting a .986 fielding percentage. Arias, 20, was signed by Boston as an international free agent out of Caracas, Venezuela, on January 15, 2023.

Diamondbacks outfielder Druw Jones claimed his second Rawlings Gold Glove Award by recording 299 putouts and 13 outfield assists in 118 games for Double-A Amarillo, posting a .994 fielding percentage. Jones, 22, was selected by Arizona in the first round (second overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Wesleyan High School in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

Reds outfielder Carlos Jorge recorded 177 putouts and 10 outfield assists in 88 games for Double-A Chattanooga and TripleA Louisville, posting a .989 fielding percentage. Jorge, 23, was signed by Cincinnati as an international free agent out of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on January 15, 2021.

Royals outfielder Carson Roccaforte recorded 320 putouts and 13 outfield assists in 129 errorless games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha, posting a 1.000 fielding percentage. Roccaforte, 24, was selected by Kansas City in Competitive Balance Round B of the 2023 MLB Draft out of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Yankees right-handed pitcher Cade Smith handled 38 chances in 124.2 innings over 25 games for Double-A Somerset. Smith, 24, was selected by New York (AL) in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of Mississippi State University.

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