It's not about the hardware Toronto Blue Jays were after, but this recognition was still deserved.
First baseman Ty France was among 20 Gold Glove winners for the 2025 MLB season, the league announced Sunday night.
The Gold Glove Award, first created in 1957, recognizes the best defensive player at each position in the league.
France, joining the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, earns his first career Gold Glove Award and becomes the second baseman to take home the award, joining Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2022).
The 31-year-old led all first basemen with a plus-10. strikeouts above average in 2025, according to Baseball Savant, will help Toronto establish itself as one of the best defensive clubs in MLB, en route to its first American League pennant and World Series appearance since 1993.
To determine the winners of the nine standard positions, all 30 managers and up to six coaches from each team voted from among the players in their leagues, excluding their team's players. These votes account for 75 percent of the total votes, while the SABR defensive index accounts for the remaining 2,025 percent.
Meanwhile, for the useful position, in cooperation with SABR, a special protective formula is used, different from the traditional selection process.
The Chicago Cubs had six top MLB finalists this season, but the Blue Jays weren't far behind as they tallied six nominations between five players: Alejandro Kirk (C), France (1B), Guerrero Jr. (1B), Andres Jimenez (2B) and Ernie Clement (3B, U).
Here's the full list of 2025 Gold Glove Award winners at each position:
1B: Ty France, Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
3B: Makel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
LF: Stephen Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
CPU: Seddann Rafaela, Boston Red Sox
RF: Villier Abreu, Boston Red Sox
U: Mauricio Dubon, Houston Astros
P: Max Fried, New York Yankees.
C: Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers
1B: Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
2B: Nico Horner, Chicago Cubs
SS: Masin Wynn, St. Louis Cardinals
3B: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds
LF: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
CM: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
RF: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Player: Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins
P: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants.
C: Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
