On November 1, 2026, three Venezuelan players took over the MLB Gold Glove ceremony. Wilyer Abreu won his third consecutive award after leading all of baseball with 28 Defensive Runs Saved. Jackson Chourio picked up his first Gold Glove just four days after winning the World Series with the Brewers. And Gabriel Moreno repeated as the NL’s best defensive catcher while also leading the National League in batting average at .311. One night, three Venezuelans, all earned on the merits.
Abreu: The Best Glove in All of Baseball
Three straight. Wilyer Abreu didn’t just repeat as the American League’s top right fielder — he was the most impactful defensive player in the majors. His 28 Defensive Runs Saved led every position player in MLB this season. DRS estimates how many runs a defender saves compared to an average player at the same position, and nobody saved more than Abreu.
With this third consecutive Gold Glove, Abreu becomes just the sixth player in Red Sox history to win the award three years in a row, joining Carl Yastrzemski, Dwight Evans and Mookie Betts. Not bad company at all.
Chourio: World Series Champion and Gold Glover in the Same Season
Jackson Chourio won’t turn 23 until January, and he already has a World Series ring and a Gold Glove in the same year. The Brewers won their first World Series title on October 28; four days later, their left fielder was recognized as the best defensive player at his position in the NL, leading all NL left fielders with 13 DRS.
Chourio is the fifth outfielder in Brewers history to win the award — after Sal Frelick, Lorenzo Cain, Carlos Gómez and Sixto Lezcano — and the first in franchise history to win it in a championship season. One note worth flagging: Chourio won the Gold Glove in left field, not center, where he has played in previous seasons. The distinction got blurred on social media right after the announcement.
Moreno: Glove and Bat, Like Only Mauer Could
Gabriel Moreno adds his second Gold Glove with the Diamondbacks — his first came in 2023, so these aren’t consecutive — and he did it while doing something almost no catcher ever does: hit for average at an elite level. His .311 batting average made him the first catcher to lead the NL in batting since 2012, and only the second catcher ever to win a Gold Glove and a batting title in the same season, matching Joe Mauer, who did it in both 2008 and 2009.
Arizona finished the night tied with Boston at three Gold Gloves each, confirming that the Diamondbacks aren’t just an offensive powerhouse — they also have the most decorated defense in the league.
Three Venezuelans, One Night
Whether or not this is the first time three Venezuelan players have won Gold Gloves in the same ceremony is something that would require a deeper historical review — the sources available don’t confirm it definitively, so we won’t call it an all-time record just yet. What the numbers do make clear is this: Abreu, Chourio and Moreno didn’t win because of popularity or reputation. They won because the defensive data put them at the top of their positions, alone.
