Red Sox duo Abreu and Rafaela win 2025 Gold Gloves

Major League Baseball on Sunday night named Boston Red Sox outfielders Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela as winners of the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, marking Abreu’s second consecutive Gold Glove and Rafaela’s first. The selections, announced as part of MLB’s annual defensive honors, made Boston the first club since 2018 to place more than one player among the awardees.

Abreu, 26, was recognized for his work in right field after a season noted for high marks in arm strength and outs above average despite time missed to injuries. He produced 15 defensive runs saved while logging the majority of Boston’s innings in right field and finished near the top of major league outfielders in arm velocity and fielding run value, according to defensive metrics used in the award process. Rafaela, 25, led American League center fielders in several advanced measures, compiling 21 outs above average and ranking among the majors with roughly 20 defensive runs saved, trailing only Cleveland’s Steven Kwan in that category.

The pair represent the fifth occasion in franchise history in which multiple Red Sox outfielders have earned Gold Gloves in the same season. Their wins come in a voting...