On Oct. 14, the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced, and 18 of the finalists were born outside of the United States.
Here's a list of all of the international players who were named finalists for Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions this year:
Jose Soriano (Dominican Republic)
Brandon Valenzuela (Mexico)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Canada)
Andrés Giménez (Venezuela)
José Caballero (Panama)
Ezequiel Duran (Dominican Republic)
Ceddanne Rafaela (Curaçao)
Wilyer Abreu (Venezuela)
Freddy Fermin (Venezuela)
Luis Torrens (Venezuela)
Gabriel Moreno (Venezuela)
Javier Sanoja (Venezuela)
Geraldo Perdomo (Dominican Republic)
Mauricio Dubon (Honduras)
Ildemaro Vargas (Venezuela)
Jackson Chourio (Venezuela)
Andy Pages (Cuba)
Seiya Suzuki (Japan)
Venezuela, who is the reigning World Baseball Classic champion, has eight finalists for Gold Glove Awards. Of those eight, Wilyer Abreu, Andrés Giménez, Gabriel Moreno and Javier Sanoja have already won Gold Gloves.
In total, there are 11 international players who could win their first Gold Glove Award this year, including Seiya Suzuki. He has won five Gold Glove Awards in Nippon Professional Baseball, but has not won one in the big leagues yet.