Yankees pitching prospect Cade Smith won the 2026 Minor League Gold Glove at pitcher, joining a group of nine defensive award winners announced Sunday.
Smith, a right-hander with Double-A Somerset and the Yankees' No. 21 prospect, was named in the awards announcement by Rawlings and Minor League Baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.
Three top prospects join Smith among the winners
The group included three of MLB's top 100 prospects: Boston shortstop Franklin Arias, ranked No. 2 overall; Cubs first baseman Josiah Hartshorn, ranked No. 35; and Tampa Bay catcher Caden Bodine, ranked No. 46.
Arias committed five errors in 117 games between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester. He also played second base at Worcester and finished an offensive breakout season with 25 home runs and a .957 OPS.
Hartshorn made five errors at first base and went error-free in 21 games in center field. He hit 23 homers, drove in 112 runs and posted a .925 OPS while advancing through Myrtle Beach, South Bend and Double-A Knoxville during his first full professional season.
Bodine threw out 19% of potential basestealers and recorded a .988 fielding percentage. He hit .342 with a .410 on-base percentage and .517 slugging percentage across Charleston, Bowling Green, Montgomery and Triple-A Durham.
Nine players receive defensive honors
The other infield winners were Tigers second baseman Max Anderson, who played at Lakeland and Triple-A Toledo, and Rockies third baseman Ethan Hedges of High-A Spokane. Anderson is Detroit's No. 10 prospect, while Hedges ranks No. 24 in Colorado's system.
Three outfielders received awards: Cincinnati's Carlos Jorge, Arizona's Druw Jones and Kansas City's Carson Roccaforte.
Jorge, the Reds' No. 15 prospect, played at Double-A Chattanooga, Triple-A Louisville and Cincinnati. Jones, Arizona's No. 22 prospect, played at Double-A Amarillo. Roccaforte, ranked No. 17 in the Royals' system, split time between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha.
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