Rawlings announced the 2026 Gold Glove finalists on Wednesday, revealing them one position at a time. Per a r/baseball thread tracking the rollout, a new position came out roughly every five minutes. Yahoo Sports led with Pete Crow-Armstrong and four other Cubs. Its Chris Cwik paired Crow-Armstrong with Bobby Witt Jr. as the headliners, noting both already have Gold Gloves. Sportsnet reported that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is one of five Blue Jays finalists.\n\nBleed Cubbie Blue's Al Yellon explained the terminology. These aren't finalists in the usual sense, because there is no further election. The players named are the top three vote-getters at each position in each league, and the winners come from those groups. The Cubs have five names in that pool, and Yahoo says they could win more than one award. Chicago finished 89-73, second in the NL Central.\n\nThe Reddit thread, which was partial and cut off at first base, gave the early positions. In the AL, the pitchers are Tanner Bibee, Jacob deGrom and Jose Soriano. The catchers are Dillon Dingler, Brandon Valenzuela and Austin Wells. In the NL, the pitchers are Nolan McLean, Michael McGreevy and Chris Sale. The NL catchers are Freddy Fermin, Luis Torrens and Gabriel Moreno. Sale's 2026 season supports his inclusion: a 2.16 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 162.2 innings for Atlanta, with a 14-9 record.\n\nThe Yankees have Wells and left fielder Cody Bellinger on the list, per Yahoo. New York was 93-68 and second in the AL East at last count. The Mets have three NL finalists, including McLean and right fielder Carson Benge, per Yahoo. Benge hit .282 with 20 homers and a .776 OPS in 156 games, and Torrens is the third by the Reddit list. Torrens hit .235 in 93 games. The Mets went 74-88 and finished fifth in the NL East, so the recognition comes from defense on a losing club.\n\nThe Royals are a similar case. Yahoo says their entire infield is up for awards, even though Kansas City went 69-93 and finished fifth in the AL Central.\n\nOne discrepancy: Yahoo's piece on the Rangers says four of their players are finalists for the \"2027 Gold Glove Awards.\" Every other outlet says 2026, so that looks like a typo. The Reddit list also has deGrom, a Ranger, among the AL pitchers.\n\nThe feeds we have don't say when the winners will be announced, so that date is the next thing to watch for. Each position's top three will be cut to one winner.