Seattle Mariners' Cole Young wins Gold Glove Award

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young wins Gold Glove Award

Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young was named the winner of the 2026 Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award.

The award is presented by Major League Baseball and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company.

Young beat out Michael Massey of the Kansas City Royals and Chase Meidroth of the Chicago White Sox to earn the first Gold Glove of his career. The 23-year-old Young led AL second basemen in games played (157), innings (1,350.1), putouts (223), assists (397), fielding percentage (.990) and defensive runs saved (16).

The backstory:

Young is the 18th different player to earn a Gold Glove with the Mariners. Catcher Cal Raleigh and utility player Dylan Moore were the last Mariners to win Gold Gloves in 2024. Shortstop J.P. Crawford was the last primary infielder to win a Gold Glove for Seattle in 2020. Young joins Bret Boone and Harold Reynolds as the only second basemen to win the award with Seattle. Boone and Reynolds were each three-time award winners.

Other Mariners to win Gold Gloves include Ken Griffey Jr. (10 times), Ichiro Suzuki (10), Boone (3), Reynolds (3), John Olerud (3), Adrian Beltre (2), Mike Cameron (2), Mark Langston ...