""I think the only person on this planet that believed that Mookie Betts would be in this conversation was Mookie Betts. And it's just something that has never been done," Roberts said. "I can't even - it's incredible. Obviously I'm at a loss for words that he's in this position, where last year the confidence wasn't there playing shortstop and kicking him out to right field to help our ballclub, to wondering if it was the right decision to put him at short, to now being a Gold Glove fi"
""I genuinely don't care," Betts said. "That's validation for y'all, not for me. I knew I could do it. I believed in myself. I always have belief in myself. But I genuinely don't care (about the award).""
""The awards are voted on by a panel of experts who use "statistical analysis, the eye test, and any other factors that they wish to utilize" to determine the best defensive player at each position. The Fielding Bible Award chooses one player in all of MLB from each position.""
Mookie Betts won the 2025 Fielding Bible Award at the shortstop position. The award is chosen by a panel of experts using statistical analysis, the eye test, and other factors to determine the best defensive player at each position across MLB. The Fielding Bible Award selects a single player across all of MLB for each position. This is Betts' seventh Fielding Bible Award and his first at shortstop; he previously won five as a right fielder and one as a multi-position winner in 2023. Betts led MLB with 17 defensive runs saved and posted six Outs Above Average, placing him in the 92nd percentile. Betts is also a National League Gold Glove finalist at shortstop.
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