The Arizona Diamondbacks made history on November 1, 2026. Gabriel Moreno, Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll all won National League Gold Gloves on the same night, tying the Boston Red Sox for the most winners by a single team in a single ceremony. It’s only the second time in franchise history that three D-backs have taken the award in one season — the first was in 2019 with Greinke, Ahmed and Peralta — and Moreno delivered the biggest individual story of the night.
Moreno Does What Only Mauer Had Done
Gabriel Moreno’s defensive résumé does the talking. He led all MLB catchers with 2 bWAR on defense, added +5 framing runs, +3 in stolen-base run value and +5 blocking runs, according to Baseball Reference and MLB.com. It’s his second Gold Glove — he won his first in 2023 — but 2026 carries a footnote no other catcher has been able to attach to his name in decades.
Moreno finished the season hitting .311, good for the National League batting title, and now he has the glove to go with it. The last catcher to pull off that combination was Joe Mauer, who did it in 2008 and 2009 with the Minnesota Twins. Before Mauer, nobody. Moreno is delivering everything a franchise catcher is supposed to — hit, block, control the game — and backing it up with the numbers.
Perdomo and Carroll Complete Arizona’s Golden Night
Geraldo Perdomo claimed the first Gold Glove of his career at shortstop, becoming the first D-backs shortstop to win the award since Nick Ahmed in 2019. The numbers that got him there:
- 362 assists — the most of any NL shortstop
- 16 Outs Above Average — 98th percentile
- 8 Defensive Runs Saved
Masyn Winn had the best arm at the position, but Perdomo’s glove-work and positioning consistency won over 75% of the managers and coaches vote.
Corbin Carroll closed a three-year stretch as a finalist without a trophy — until now. In 2026, there was no debate. He led all MLB right fielders with 10 Outs Above Average (95th percentile) and 351 putouts, and committed just 1 fielding error all season, tying Seiya Suzuki for the fewest at the position. It’s Carroll’s first Gold Glove; the last D-backs outfielder to win one was David Peralta, also in 2019.
What’s Next: The Platinum Glove on November 6 in New York
The celebration isn’t over. The Rawlings Platinum Glove — awarded to the best defender in each league — is handed out on November 6 in New York. With Moreno as the only catcher in decades to pair a batting title with a Gold Glove, and Perdomo and Carroll ranking among the statistical leaders at their positions, Arizona has at least one serious candidate for that night.
For now, the Diamondbacks have three golden gloves and one phrase that sums up the evening perfectly: «The gang is Golden.» The numbers say it’s no exaggeration.
