Six Dominicans among the finalists for the 2025 Gold Glove Award

Santo Domingo, RD.– Six Dominican players are among the finalists for the 2025 Gold Glove Award, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced this Wednesday. Among them are José Ramírez, Julio Rodríguez, and Luis Severino, who are seeking to win the prestigious award for the first time in their careers.

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In the American League, the nominated Dominicans are pitcher Luis Severino (Athletics), first basemen Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) and Carlos Santana (Guardians), third baseman José Ramírez (Guardians) and center fielder Julio Rodríguez (Mariners). While in the National League, the Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. (Padres) appears among the three finalists in right field. The winners will be announced on November 2 during a special broadcast on ESPN. The selection process includes the vote of the 30 managers and up to six coaches per team, who cast their votes on players from their league, excluding those from their own squad. These votes represent 75% of the final result, while the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) contributes the remaining 25%. Since 2022, the award for the utility player is also given, through a special defensive formula developed between Rawlings and SABR, independent of the traditional process. The presence of six Dominicans among the finalists reaffirms the defensive quality of the Dominican talent in the best baseball in the world, once again consolidating the wide representation of the Dominican Republic in the main MLB awards.

Dominican Finalists by League:

• American League: Luis Severino, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Carlos Santana, José Ramírez, Julio Rodríguez.
• National League: Fernando Tatis Jr.

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award is one of the oldest and most important recognitions in baseball, awarded since 1957 to players with the best defensive performance in each position.