Former Delmarva Shorebirds catcher Caden Bodine won the 2026 Minor League Baseball Gold Glove Award at catcher after recording a .988 fielding percentage and throwing out 30 runners attempting to steal during the 2026 season. Minor League Baseball and Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the nine recipients on November 2, 2026.
The awards recognize the best defensive Minor League players from Single-A through Triple-A at each position. Bodine played 81 games across four Tampa Bay Rays affiliates during the season, including Single-A Charleston, High-A Bowling Green, Double-A Montgomery, and Triple-A Durham.
Gold Glove Award Highlights Bodine’s Defensive Excellence in Four-Level Minor League Season
Bodine, a 22-year-old New Jersey native, recorded his defensive statistics in 708 innings behind the plate. His 30 runners caught stealing contributed to the defensive performance that earned him the award at catcher.
Bodine began his professional career with the Delmarva Shorebirds after the Baltimore Orioles selected him in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft, 30th overall. He played 11 games for Delmarva and batted .326/.408/.349 with 14 hits, four RBIs, and a .757 OPS.
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Bodine from the Baltimore Orioles on December 19, 2025, in a trade involving right-handed pitcher Shane Baz. Bodine then played across four Tampa Bay affiliates during the 2026 season.
Collegiate Career at Coastal Carolina University Included Catching Honors
Before entering professional baseball, Bodine was a three-year starter at Coastal Carolina University. He finished his college career with a .338 batting average, 25 home runs, 82 extra-base hits, and 160 RBIs.
Bodine also posted a .995 fielding percentage and threw out 46 runners attempting to steal during his three seasons at Coastal Carolina University. The program reached the College World Series finals in 2025 and finished as the national runner-up.
Bodine won the 2025 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award. His 2026 Minor League Baseball Gold Glove Award adds a professional defensive honor to his college accomplishments.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Bodine’s Gold Glove Award recognizes a defensive season that included a .988 fielding percentage, 708 innings behind the plate, and 30 runners caught stealing. He produced those numbers while playing across Single-A Charleston, High-A Bowling Green, Double-A Montgomery, and Triple-A Durham in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
The award also highlights Bodine’s path from Coastal Carolina University to the Baltimore Orioles’ first-round selection in the 2025 MLB Draft, a brief start with the Delmarva Shorebirds, and his later move to the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
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