Creole talent! Three Venezuelans awarded the 2026 Major League Baseball Gold Glove

Published at: 02/11/2026 01:23 PM

Venezuelans Gabriel Moreno, Wilyer Abreu and Jackson Chourio were awarded the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) Golden Glove.

Chourio, who was crowned in the World Baseball Classic and the World Series with the Milwaukee Brewers, won the National League Gold Glove award in the position of left fielder, after achieving defensive saves (13) and fielding value (8).

Chourio became the youngest player in history to win the World Series and the Golden Glove in the same season.

For his part, Moreno won his second Gold Glove at the front desk with the Arizona Jingle Bells with solid Statcast metrics in blocks (+5), captures in robbery attempts (+3) and framing races (+5).

In the American League, Abreu won the award for the third consecutive year in the right field, this time with 28 saved defensive runs and 13 assists from the outfield.

Abreu, joined Carlos González (2010, 2012, 2013) and Ender Inciarte (2016, 2017, 2018) as the only Venezuelan forest rangers to hold three Gold Gloves on the prairies.

Mazo News Team