Alex Verdugo’s quest for his first career Gold Glove Award came up short on Sunday, as Texas’ Adolis García beat out the Red Sox outfielder and Houston’s Kyle Tucker for the American League right field honor.

Verdugo was a Gold Glove finalist for the first time in his career, and his stellar performance in Fenway Park’s expansive right field was a notable bright spot in what was otherwise a disappointing season defensively for the Red Sox.

Verdugo led all American League right fielders with nine defensive runs saved, which was also good for third among all AL outfielders and eighth across all positions, along with 12 outfield assists. His arm strength also ranked 95th percentile according to Statcast and his three errors in 140 games was best on the team.

Garcia had a similar case, ranking third among AL right fielder’s with seven DRS while also boasting the best throwing arm of any AL outfielder. Though Tucker’s advanced metrics weren’t as impressive as past years, he was the AL’s reigning Gold Glove winner at right field and is held in high regard within the game defensively.

Having spent his first few seasons in Boston bouncing between outfield spots, Verdugo transitioned to right field full-time after the trade deadline in 2022 and excelled in his first full season at the position. The 27-year-old was Boston’s lone Gold Glove nominee, the full list of winners is as follows.

American League: Jonah Heim, C, TEX; Nathaniel Lowe, 1B, TEX; Andrés Giménez (2nd), 2B, CLE; Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY; Matt Chapman (4th), 3B, TOR; Steven Kwan (2nd), LF, CLE; Kevin Kiermaier (4th), CF, TOR; Adolis García, RF, TEX; Mauricio Dubón, Util., HOU; José Berríos, P, TOR

National League: Gabriel Moreno, C, ARI; Christian Walker (2nd), 1B, ARI; Nico Hoerner, 2B, CHC; Dansby Swanson (2nd), SS, CHC; Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, PIT; Ian Happ (2nd), LF, CHC; Brenton Doyle, CF, COL; Fernando Tatis Jr., RF, SD; Ha-Seong Kim, Util., SD; Zack Wheeler, P, PHI