Three Big West alums were named among the 60 finalists for the 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.

Created in 1957 by Rawlings, the Gold Glove Award honors the best defensive players at each position in Major League Baseball (MLB). The winners will be announced on Sunday, November 1, at 5:30 p.m. PT during a special edition of Baseball Tonight on ESPN.

The three honorees from the league are Tanner Bibee (Cal State Fullerton) of the Cleveland Guardians at pitcher, Brooks Lee (Cal Poly) of the Minnesota Twins at third base, and Michael McGreevy (UC Santa Barbara) of the St. Louis Cardinals at pitcher.

Bibee played four seasons as a pitcher for Cal State Fullerton (2017–21), finishing his collegiate career with a 3.82 ERA and 236 strikeouts. Lee was a two-time All-American and two-time Big West Field Player of the Year at Cal Poly. He finished with a .351 batting average, 25 home runs, 114 RBIs, and 104 runs scored. McGreevy was an All-Big West pitcher and went 16–3 with a 2.32 ERA over three years (2019–21).

Additionally, Sacramento State alum Nathan Lukes, now a right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, was also named a 2026 finalist.

The last Big West alum to win a Gold Glove Award was Matt Chapman (Cal State Fullerton), who earned the honor as a third baseman for the San Francisco Giants.