Red Sox have three AL Gold Glove finalists for 2025

Rawlings on Wednesday named the finalists for the 2025 Gold Glove awards, and the Boston Red Sox placed three players among the nominees: catcher Carlos Narváez, center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela and right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Each is one of three American League finalists at his position, and the winners will be announced on Nov. 2.

Rafaela and Abreu enter the vote with strong defensive resumes. Rafaela ranked second in Major League Baseball in defensive runs saved with a plus 20 mark and posted top-tier Statcast grades for fielding run value, placing him among the elite defenders in the game. He split time in the infield briefly this season but remained Boston’s primary center fielder, logging more than 1,100 innings in the outfield. Rafaela will compete for the AL center field Gold Glove against Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Kansas City’s Kyle Isbel.

Abreu, who won a Gold Glove last season, finished tied for 11th in baseball with plus 15 defensive runs saved and ranked at or near the top of Statcast categories for arm strength and range. He missed time with injury and started fewer than a full slate of games in right field, but his defensive metrics, including multiple...