Iconic defensive award to be presented annually to an AUSL athlete beginning with the 2026 season
ST. LOUIS, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rawlings®, the official game ball, glove, helmet, face guard and base of Major League Baseball®, and now the official bat, glove and base of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), is proud to introduce its renowned Gold Glove Award to the newly-formed professional softball organization. Since its inception in 1957, the Award has been bestowed upon top defensive athletes in professional baseball, with collegiate and high school baseball athletes added to the list of recipients in 2007, followed by collegiate softball athletes in 2022. This will mark the second instance the Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been awarded in professional softball, with the first being from 2016-2019 with the now obsolete National Pro Fastpitch League.
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