Bellinger and Crow-Armstrong take the Platinum Gloves

Cody Bellinger and Pete Crow-Armstrong won the 2026 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards on Friday night. The Yankees left fielder took the American League honor and the Cubs center fielder the National League honor, extending the recognition each received in Sunday’s position-by-position Gold Glove announcement.

Rawlings announced the pair at its November 6 awards ceremony in New York. Fans had until late Thursday to vote from the Gold Glove winners. The result also uses the SABR Defensive Index, a component that gives the defensive record a place alongside the public ballot.

What the defensive numbers show

Bellinger finished first among American League positional qualifiers in SABR’s final index at 13.8. Boston center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela followed at 12.0. Bellinger’s case therefore reached beyond leading his own position: he topped the league-wide table used in the awards process.

Crow-Armstrong’s 11.3 led National League center fielders, just ahead of the Dodgers’ Andy Pages at 11.0. Brewers second baseman Brice Turang led all NL defenders at 12.8. That makes Turang a substantial statistical countercase, while Crow-Armstrong’s award reflects a selection process broader than simply taking the highest index value. Those figures measure defensive value; they are not vote totals or percentages.

From position awards to league awards

Both winners earned their second career Gold Glove on November 1. The position awards recognize fielding at a specified role. Friday’s Platinum selection chooses one recipient across positions in each league. For New York, Bellinger’s recognition now extends from AL left field to the league’s overall defensive honor.