Dillon Dingler Chases Back-to-Back Gold Gloves for Tigers
Dillon Dingler is a Gold Glove finalist again, and no Tigers catcher has gone back-to-back since Ivan Rodriguez. #Tigers
Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler is once again a Gold Glove finalist, with a repeat would make him the first in Tigers history to win back-to-back awards. Dingler claimed the American League catcher award for the 2025 season, and infielder Zach McKinstry also made the 2026 finalists at the utility position. Rawlings revealed the finalists on Wednesday, with the winners to be announced on ESPN on Sunday, November 1.
Dingler's accolades are largely due to his exceptional glove skills, having saved 15 defensive runs according to Sports Info Solutions and ranking in the 99th percentile with a plus-17 catcher runs per Statcast. He will face competition from Toronto's Brandon Valenzuela and New York's Austin Wells. Dingler's potential back-to-back Gold Gloves would be a first for the Tigers since Ivan Rodriguez's record-setting run from 2006 to 2007, during which Rodriguez won the award three times.
Dingler won his first Gold Glove in 2025, his second year in Major League Baseball after debuting in July 2024. Zach McKinstry also made the 2026 finalists for the utility spot, having been a finalist in 2025 as well, but lost to Houston's Mauricio Dubón. McKinstry played six positions for Detroit in 2026, posting a plus-12 fielding run value, the 95th percentile.
He will compete against José Caballero of the New York Yankees and Ezequiel Duran of the Texas Rangers.
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