Cody Bellinger won a Gold Glove as a left fielder

To finish off a productive season, Cody Bellinger was named a Gold Glove winner on Sunday for his defensive prowess and success in left field. He adds a lot of versatility since he can reliably play the other two outfield positions and first base but his best position is left field.

This was his second time winning a Rawlings Gold Glove and his first time winning a Gold Glove with the Yankees. His previous Gold Glove award was in 2019 when he was also an All-Star, a Silver Slugger and an MVP winner with the Los Angeles Dodgers in his third MLB season. The 2019 season was his best of his career. He had a league leading 351 total bases and a league leading 8.7 WAR to go with 47 homers, 34 doubles, 115 RBI, 15 steals, a .406 OBP, a 1.035 OPS and a 167 OPS+. He had a league leading .990 fielding percentage in right field in 2019.

These are the last 10 different Yankees to win a Gold Glove: Bellinger (2026, pitcher Max Fried (2025), shortstop Anthony Volpe (2023), catcher Jose Trevino (2022), second baseman DJ LeMahieu (2022), left field Brett Gardner (2016), first baseman Mark Teixeira (2012), second baseman Robinson Cano (2012), Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter (2010) and Hall of Famer pitcher Mike Mussina (2008). Mussina was inducted in the class of 2019 and Jeter was inducted in the class of 2020. Jeter’s Hall of Fame ceremony took place on September 8, 2021 and was delayed 14 months due to the pandemic.