Blue Jays’ Ty France among 2025 Gold Glove Award winners

It’s not the hardware the Toronto Blue Jays were after, but it’s recognition that was earned all the same.

First baseman Ty France was among the 20 Gold Glove winners for the 2025 MLB season, the league announced on Sunday night.

First established in 1957, the Gold Glove award recognizes the best defensive player at each position in the league.

France, after joining the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, earns his first career Gold Glove award and becomes the second first baseman to take home the honour, joining Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2022).

The 31-year-old led all players at first base with plus-10 outs-above-average in 2025, per Baseball Savant, helping Toronto establish itself as one of the best defensive ball clubs in MLB, en route to the franchise’s first American League pennant and World Series appearance since 1993.

To determine the winners at the nine standard positions, all 30 managers and up to six coaches from each team voted from a pool of players in their respective leagues, excluding players from their own team. Those votes make up 75 per cent of the selection total, while the SABR defensive index counts for the other 2025 per cent.

Meanwhile, for the utility position, a specialized defensive formula is used in collaboration with SABR — different from the traditional selection process.

The Chicago Cubs had an MLB-best six finalists this season, but the Blue Jays weren’t far behind as they totalled six nominations between five players: Alejandro Kirk (C), France (1B), Guerrero Jr. (1B), Andrés Giménez (2B) and Ernie Clement (3B, U).

Here is a full list of 2025 Gold Glove award winners at every position:

American League

1B: Ty France, Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
3B: Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
LF: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
CF: Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox
RF: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
U: Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
P: Max Fried, New York Yankees
C: Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers

National League

1B: Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
2B: Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
SS: Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
3B: Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds
LF: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
RF: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
U: Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins
P: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
C: Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants

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