Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the sixth manager, and third in the last three years, to win the manager of the year award in his first full season as a manager. The Texas Rangers’ Jeff Banister won in the American League last year and the Washington Nationals’…
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, who was previously honored in 2013, is the eighth multi-winner of the award in the AL. Tony La Russa and Buck Showalter were three-time winners. The other two-time winners were Sparky Anderson, Joe Torre, Lou Piniella, Mike Scioscia and Joe Maddon (La Russa, Piniella and…
This is the third Manager of the Year Award overall for Joe Maddon, who won in the American League with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and 2011. He is the seventh manager to have the won the award in both leagues, joining Bobby Cox (1985 with the Toronto Blue…
This election marked the first time the American League award went to someone who was in his first full season as a manager and the fifth time overall. The other four first-year winners were in the National League: Hal Lanier with the Houston Astros in 1986, Dusty Baker with the…
This election marked the fourth time the award went to someone who was in his first full season as a manager. All have been in the NL. The others: Hal Lanier with the Houston Astros in 1986, Dusty Baker with the San Francisco Giants in 1993 and Joe Girardi with…
This marks the third victory for Buck Showalter, who also won in 1994 with the New York Yankees and in 2004 with the Texas Rangers. He is the first manager to win for three different clubs in the same league. Tony La Russa also won the award for three clubs…
Terry Francona, who guided the Cleveland Indians to their first postseason berth in six years, was named American League Manager of the Year in balloting by the BBWAA that was announced on MLB Network. Francona, 54, was listed first on 16 of the 30 ballots submitted by two writers representing…
Clint Hurdle, who steered the Pittsburgh Pirates to the franchise’s first winning season in 21 years, was voted National League Manager of the Year in balloting by the BBWAA that was announced on MLB Network. Hurdle, 56, placed first on 25 ballots from the 30 submitted by two writers representing…
Bob Melvin, who directed the Oakland Athletics to the American League West title and their first postseason appearance since 2006, was named AL Manager of the Year in a close vote over the Baltimore Orioles’ Buck Showalter, who led that team to its first winning season since 1997. Results were…
Davey Johnson, who guided the Washington Nationals to a division title for the first time in a full season in the history of a franchise that dates to 1969 in Montreal, was voted the National League Manager of the Year in balloting by the BBWAA that was announced today on…
