A stellar Chicago Cubs defense that led all National League teams in Fangraphs' Total Defensive Runs Saved and Baseball Savant's Fielding Run Value helped the club overcome painful, prolonged slumps from several key players in the second half, culminating in a nine-win improvement over 2024 and the first real postseason run we've seen in Wrigleyville since 2017.
For their efforts, the Cubs were recently announced as the winner of the inaugural Fielding Bible Team Award, an addition to the lineup of Fielding Bible Awards given out annually by Sports Info Solutions. Unlike other end-of-season honors like Gold Glove Awards or Silver Sluggers, which are broken down by league, with winners in the American and National League, the Fielding Bibles are league-wide, which makes this next bit of news even more exciting.