{"id":270280,"date":"2025-11-08T04:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T04:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/270280\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T04:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T04:31:12","slug":"mlb-platinum-gloves-awards-2025-full-list-of-winners-and-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/270280\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Platinum Gloves Awards 2025 Full List of Winners and Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The top defensive honors for the 2025 MLB season were given out on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. were the recipients of the Platinum Glove Awards, which are presented to the top defensive player in each league during regular-season action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Both players were previously selected for 2025 Gold Glove recognition at their respective positions, making them eligible for the Platinum Glove.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Tatis is familiar with the honor, as he also received a Platinum Glove Award for his 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">As for Witt, he&#8217;s the first member of the Royals to take home Platinum Glove honors since Alex Gordon in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Tatis continued to excel defensively in right field, as he&#8217;s won Gold Gloves in two of the three seasons since he switched from shortstop in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">He ended his 2025 campaign with 15 defensive runs saved, tied for the most among National League outfielders as well as the sixth-most among all NL players (via\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders\/major-league?type=1&amp;pos=all&amp;stats=fld&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;month=0&amp;qual=y&amp;team=0&amp;lg=nl&amp;sortcol=12&amp;sortdir=default&amp;pagenum=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FanGraphs<\/a>). Tatis was also worth eight\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/outs_above_average?type=Fielder&amp;startYear=2025&amp;endYear=2025&amp;split=yes&amp;team=&amp;range=year&amp;min=q&amp;pos=of&amp;roles=&amp;viz=hide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">outs above average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Meanwhile, Witt earned his second consecutive Gold Glove. He ranked No. 1 among American League shortstops with 43\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders\/major-league?qual=y&amp;lg=al&amp;team=0&amp;sortcol=12&amp;sortdir=default&amp;stats=fld&amp;pos=ss&amp;pagenum=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">double plays started<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Witt posted 24\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/outs_above_average\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">outs above average<\/a>\u00a0as well, the most in the AL and tied for the most in the majors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The top defensive honors for the 2025 MLB season were given out on Friday night. 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