Carson Roccaforte Wins Minor-League Gold Glove

[Philip Ruo]

Carson Roccaforte, Royals Keep's No. 9 prospect, was named a minor-league Gold Glove winner on Sunday. 

Roccaforte began the year in Double-A in Northwest Arkansas before being promoted to Triple-A in Omaha in mid-July. He played exclusively in center field at both levels in the Royals' organization. In 1,105 innings in center field, he committed no errors and recorded 13 outfield assists.

The Gold Glove award is a nice way to cap off an excellent season. With a slash line of .257/.338/.519 in 2026, Roccaforte was also Royals Keep's Minor-League hitter of the year. The Royals' second-round pick in the 2023 draft will look to use his defensive performance as a foundation to give himself a shot to push for the major-laeague roster in 2027.

The Royals already have a strong foundation on defense with four different players being named finalist for a major-league Gold Glove (Bobby Witt Jr., Nick Loftin, Michael Massey, and Vinnie Pasquantino) although none were able to claim the award this season.

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