Overview
- Chicago paced MLB with three winners: Pete Crow-Armstrong (center field, first), Nico Hoerner (second base, second) and Ian Happ (left field, fourth straight).
- San Francisco’s Patrick Bailey (catcher, second) and Logan Webb (pitcher, first) became the first batterymates to win in the same year since 2013.
- Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. (shortstop, second) and Maikel Garcia (third base, first) both won, and Boston’s Ceddanne Rafaela (center field, first) and Wilyer Abreu (right field, second) anchored the AL outfield honorees.
- Steven Kwan earned his fourth straight award in AL left field and Yankees pitcher Max Fried claimed his fourth overall, while Atlanta’s Matt Olson secured his third at NL first base.
- Eight players were first-time recipients — Dillon Dingler, Ty France, Maikel Garcia, Ceddanne Rafaela, Masyn Winn, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Logan Webb and Javier Sanoja — with selections based 75% on manager/coach ballots and 25% on SABR’s Defensive Index.