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2nd NL Central · Made playoffs
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Pete Crow-Armstrong wins the NL Platinum Glove as the Cubs also take the team Gold Glove.
Crow-Armstrong won his second straight Gold Glove earlier this week and is the second Cub to win the Platinum Glove, after Anthony Rizzo in 2016. The Cubs won the NL Rawlings Gold Glove Team Award for the second year in a row. Former Cubs teammate Cody Bellinger won the American League Platinum Glove.
Source: Bleed Cubbie Blue
SB Nation names Ryan Waldschmidt's pinch-hit walk-off homer over the Cubs the Diamondbacks' 2026 Play of the Year.
According to SB Nation, the August 25 homer was a two-run pinch-hit walk-off in a 5-4 win over Chicago at Chase Field, and it was one of two walk-off homers Waldschmidt hit that month. He had been sent down to Reno in mid-June after pitchers exploited his trouble with breaking pitches, and was recalled four weeks later. MLB.com separately reports Platinum Gloves went to PCA and Bellinger, with team Gold Gloves going to the Cubs and Blue Jays.
Sources: MLB.com · AZ Snake Pit
From Tuesday
Mariners hire Cubs executive Jason Kanzler as manager despite no prior managerial experience.
At 36, Kanzler will be the second-youngest manager in baseball, according to CBS Sports.
Source: CBS Sports
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Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery and should be ready for spring training.
Carroll had surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team confirmed Friday, and full recovery is expected to take about eight weeks. He hit .239 with 22 homers and a league-high 17 triples last season while dealing with multiple injuries. He was awarded his first Gold Glove earlier this month.
Sources: ESPN · NBC Sports · CBS Sports
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Yankees' Cody Bellinger wins AL Platinum Glove as the league's top defensive player.
Per NY Post, the Platinum Glove winner is decided by a fan vote among the league's Gold Glove winners, and Bellinger is the second Yankee to win it after catcher Jose Trevino in 2022. Bellinger played 130 games in the outfield in 2026, 123 of them in left field, and had 21 defensive runs saved, third in baseball. Pete Crow-Armstrong won the National League award.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Pinstripe Alley
Mets re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to a one-year contract.
Stock earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, according to ESPN.
Source: ESPN
Nationals reportedly extend center fielder Jacob Young on a four-year, $23 million deal with a fifth-year option.
According to SB Nation, the deal includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, citing a source familiar with the contract. The fan-site writer says the Nationals now have James Wood, Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and Young under control into the 2030s, which creates a surplus that could be traded. The writer argues a trade of Young is now unlikely, and that Crews has the higher offensive ceiling while Young is the better defender.
Source: Federal Baseball
Mariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach.
A source confirmed the hire to ESPN on Friday. Swanson is also the Yankees' field coordinator.
Source: ESPN
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