Ty France wins first Gold Glove, other Blue Jays surprisingly come up short

First established in 1957, the Gold Glove award recognizes the best defensive player at each position in the league.

France, after joining the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, earns his first career Gold Glove award and becomes the second first baseman to take home the honor, joining Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (2022).

The 31-year-old led all players at first base with plus-10 outs-above-average in 2025, per Baseball Savant, helping Toronto establish itself as one of the best defensive ball clubs in MLB in 2025.

This one was a bit strange since teammates Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ty France were finalists against each other alongside Carlos Santana of the Cleveland Guardians.

Most of France's numbers came from when he was with the Minnesota Twins before the Blue Jays acquired him, and he actually led first basemen with 10 outs above average.

But ultimately, France beat out Guerrero to take home his first-ever Gold Glove Award.

While he didn't have a huge role with Toronto following the trade, what he did with the Twins secured him this honor.

Clement was up for the award across two positions, as he was a finalist at third base and the utility role.

Clement was against Maikel Garcia of the Kansas City Royals and Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians at third base, while he was a finalist alongside Mauricio Dubon of the Houston Astros and Daniel Schneemann of the Guardians in the utility category.

It's easy to see why the breakout Blue Jays star was up for a Gold Glove at two positions.

His defensive bWAR was tied for the most in the MLB and he finished with 13 outs above average across third, shortstop and second base.

Clement came up empty when it came to the honor at third base, as Garcia was the winner for the incredible showing he had at the hot corner.

And he also wasn't able to win it for the utility role, either, as Dubon was the winner once again.

To determine the winners at the nine standard positions, all 30 managers and up to six coaches from each team voted from a pool of players in their respective leagues, excluding players from their own team.

It's hard to not be shocked by the lack of hardware given to Blue Jays considering so many were nominated and they were one of the best, if not the best, defensive teams in the MLB all year.

Here is a full list of 2025 Gold Glove award winners at every position:

1B: Ty France, Minnesota Twins/Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
3B: Maikel Garcia, Kansas City Royals
LF: Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
CF: Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox
RF: Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
U: Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
P: Max Fried, New York Yankees
C: Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers

1B: Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
2B: Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
SS: Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
3B: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates/Cincinnati Reds
LF: Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
CF: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
RF: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
U: Javier Sanoja, Miami Marlins
P: Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
C: Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants