Oct 31, 2026 3:15 PM
Updated Oct 31, 2026 3:47 PM
The awards show will air at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Five members of the Toronto Blue Jays will find out their Gold Glove Award fate on Sunday night, as ESPN will announce the winners of the Gold Glove Awards during "Baseball Tonight" at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Blue Jays have the most Gold Glove nominees in the American League, while the Chicago Cubs also have five in the National League.
All 30 major league managers, plus several coaches vote for the Gold Glove, while the SABR Defensive Index counts for 25 percent of the vote.
With regards to the Jays: Brandon Valenzuela (catcher), Jose Soriano (pitcher), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (first base), Andres Gimenez (shortstop) and Nathan Lukes (right field) are up for the award.
Soriano spent more than half his season with the Los Angeles Angels, getting traded to the Blue Jays in August at the trade deadline. If he were to win, it would be the second consecutive season that a Blue Jays trade acquisition won the award.
Last season, Ty France, who was acquired from the Minnesota Twins, was named as the Gold Glove winner at first base.
Ironically, despite all the nominations, the Blue Jays actually led the majors in errors with 99. There were four National League teams who had more than them (Giants, Nationals, Rockies and Marlins).
Daulton Varsho was the last solely Blue Jays player to win the Gold Glove Award, taking it in center field in 2024.
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andres Gimenez (0) throws out Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sal Stewart (not pictured) at first base during the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. John E. Sokolowski-Imagn ImagesElsewhere in the news for the Blue Jays
--The Blue Jays have already started making offseason moves in relation to the 40-man roster, as they outrighted Rudy Martin Jr. to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday. However, he has the ability to reject that and will likely end up a free agent at the age of 30. Martin made his major league debut in. September of this year.
--The Blue Jays need to be 40-man roster compliant by Nov. 2 (Monday), which is when 40-man rosters need to be set heading into the offseason. Toronto currently has 38 players on the 40-man roster, which means it has two open spots. As other teams trim their rosters, the Jays will be able to add if they want.
--The Blue Jays also have until Tuesday to make decisions on Myles Straw's contract option as well if they want to issue a qualifying offer to Shane Bieber. The QO for this season is around $23 million. Bieber ended the year on the injured list with a shoulder issue.
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