Cody Bellinger was named a Platinum Glove recipient on Friday

After getting his second Gold Glove of his career on November 1, Cody Bellinger had the honor of being named the Rawlings Sports 2026 Rawlings Sports American League Platinum Glove winner on Saturday. He ended his stellar season in left field with the highest honor that a fielder can receive on defense.

Bellinger and Jose Trevino (2022) are now the only Yankees to win the Platinum Glove in the 16-year history of the award. Pete Crow-Armstrong won the Platinum Glove in the National League and Bellinger was the recipient of the award in the AL. This means that voting determined that Crow-Armstrong was the best defender overall in the NL and Bellinger was the best overall player on defense in the AL. In his 157 games in centerfield this season, Crow-Armstrong led the league with his 393 putouts and six errors. He had a DRS of 16 and a fielding percentage of .985. He led MLB in Outs Above Average (26). On offense, he led the league in nine categories.

The Platinum Glove winner is determined by a fan vote. In 2025, the winner in the American League was shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and the winner in the National League was Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis Jr. won the award as a right fielder in 2025 as he played 153 games at that position. He is in his seventh MLB season and has played in 526 games in right field (532 games overall in outfield), 242 games at shortstop and 54 games at second base. Tatis, whose father hit two grand slams in one inning back in 1999, has won two Gold Gloves in his…