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By For the second consecutive season, Washington Nationals outfielder Jacob Young was named one of three finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award in center field on Tuesday.
Young, 26, led National League center fielders and was one of only three players in all of Major League Baseball with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 2025. He ranked second among National League center fielders in defensive rating (12.4) and defensive runs saved (13), according to FanGraphs.com, and third in outs above average (14) and runs prevented (13), according to MLB Statcast. He accumulated these numbers while playing in only 112 games (901.1 innings).
For the second year in a row, Young had the quickest reaction time (feet covered in the first 1.5 seconds of opportunity) in all of Major League Baseball at 4.6 feet. Young earned three Electric Plays of the Week from Major League Baseball for his catches on July 2 vs. Detroit (9th inning home run robbery), July 23 vs. Cincinnati (home run robbery) and Sept. 21 at New York Mets (acrobatic, off-the-foot catch at the wall).
Young looks to become the first Nationals outfielder and third Nationals player (2005-pres.) overall to win a Gold Glove, joining Ryan Zimmerman (3B, 2009) and Adam LaRoche (1B, 2012).
Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 2, on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. ET.
