Overview
- Ian Happ captured a fourth consecutive award in left field, Pete Crow-Armstrong earned his first in center, and Nico Hoerner claimed his second at second base.
- Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia became the first shortstop–third baseman teammates to win in the same season since 2013, with Witt repeating at shortstop.
- San Francisco’s Patrick Bailey and Logan Webb formed the first same-team battery to win in the same season since 2013, and Bailey repeated at catcher.
- Boston’s Wilyer Abreu repeated in right field as Ceddanne Rafaela collected his first in center, while Yankees pitcher Max Fried and Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan reached four career Gold Gloves and Braves first baseman Matt Olson earned his third.
- The awards combine club staff voting with analytics, the utility honor uses a SABR-based formula, and reported bonuses included $100,000 for Marcus Semien, $50,000 for Steven Kwan and Bobby Witt Jr., and $25,000 for Ke’Bryan Hayes, with midseason trades for Ty France and Hayes noted.