Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox sports awardIn Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Each submits a vote for first, second, and third place among the managers of each league.Template:Ref label The manager with the highest score in each league wins the award.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Several managers have won the award in a season in which they led their team to 100 or more wins. They are:

• Lou Piniella – 116 (Seattle Mariners, 2001)<ref name="piniella">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Joe Torre – 114 (New York Yankees, 1998)<ref name="torre">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Gabe Kapler – 107 (San Francisco Giants, 2021)<ref name="kapler_cash">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Sparky Anderson – 104 (Detroit Tigers, 1984)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tony La Russa – 104 (Oakland Athletics, 1988)<ref name="larussa">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Dusty Baker – 103 (San Francisco Giants, 1993)<ref name="baker">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Larry Dierker – 102 (Houston Astros, 1998)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Whitey Herzog – 101 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1985)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Rocco Baldelli – 101 (Minnesota Twins, 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Buck Showalter – 101 (New York Mets, 2022)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Brandon Hyde – 101 (Baltimore Orioles, 2023)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Kevin Cash – 100 (Tampa Bay Rays, 2021)<ref name="kapler_cash"/>

In 1991, Bobby Cox became the first manager to win the award in both leagues, winning with the Atlanta Braves and having previously won with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1985.<ref name="cox">Template:Cite web</ref> La Russa, Piniella, Showalter, Jim Leyland, Bob Melvin, Davey Johnson, and Joe Maddon have since won the award in both leagues.<ref name="piniella"/><ref name="larussa"/><ref name="leyland">Template:Cite web</ref> Cox, La Russa, and Showalter have won the most awards, with four.<ref name="larussa"/><ref name="cox"/> Baker, Leyland, Piniella, Maddon, Melvin,<ref name="Melvin">Template:Cite web</ref> and Terry Francona have won three times.<ref name="piniella"/><ref name="baker"/><ref name="leyland"/> In 2005, Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years.<ref name="cox"/> Cash became the second manager in 2021, and first in the AL, to win the award in consecutive years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians and Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers are the most recent winners; with Murphy's win, every MLB franchise has won the award at least once. Vogt and Murphy are also the third and fourth managers to win the award in consecutive seasons.

Because of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike cut the season short and canceled the post-season, the BBWAA writers effectively created a de facto mythical national championship (similar to college football) by naming managers of the unofficial league champions (lead the leagues in winning percentage) (Buck Showalter and Felipe Alou) as Managers of the Year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Chicago White Sox have seen five managers win the award, the most in the majors.

Only five managers have won the award while leading a team that finished outside the top two spots in its division. Buck Rodgers was the first, winning the award in 1987 with the third-place Expos.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Tony Peña and Showalter won the award with third-place teams in back-to-back years: Peña with the Royals in 2003, and Showalter with the Rangers in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team (2006 Florida Marlins);<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.

Key

Template:Dagger	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Template:Center	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
(#)	Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
Year	Each year links to that particular Major League Baseball season
Bold	The manager's team won the World Series in the same season

Winners

American League

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Stephen Vogt, 2024 & 2025 AL winner

Year	Manager	Team	Division	Finish	Record
Template:Center	Template:Sortname †	Chicago White Sox	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname †	Detroit Tigers	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname †	Toronto Blue Jays	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Boston Red Sox	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	Detroit Tigers	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	Oakland Athletics	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname†	Baltimore Orioles	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago White Sox	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Minnesota Twins	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)†	Oakland Athletics	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago White Sox	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	New York Yankees	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Seattle Mariners	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:MlbyTemplate:SupTemplate:Ref label	Template:Sortname	Texas Rangers	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:MlbyTemplate:SupTemplate:Ref label	Template:Sortname†	New York Yankees	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Baltimore Orioles	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	New York Yankees	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Boston Red Sox	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago White Sox	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Seattle Mariners	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Anaheim Angels	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Kansas City Royals	Central	3rd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Texas Rangers	West	3rd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago White Sox	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)†	Detroit Tigers	Central	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Indians	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Tampa Bay Rays	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Los Angeles Angels	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Minnesota Twins	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Tampa Bay Rays	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Oakland Athletics	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Indians	Central	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)	Baltimore Orioles	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Texas Rangers	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Cleveland Indians	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname†	Minnesota Twins	Central	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)	Oakland Athletics	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Minnesota Twins	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Tampa Bay Rays	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname Template:Small	Tampa Bay Rays	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname Template:Small	Cleveland Guardians	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Baltimore Orioles	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Cleveland Guardians	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Cleveland Guardians	Central	1st	Template:Center

National League

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Pat Murphy, 2024 & 2025 NL winner

Year	Manager	Team	Division	Finish	Record
Template:Center	Template:Sortname †	Los Angeles Dodgers	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago Cubs	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname†	St. Louis Cardinals	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Houston Astros	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Montreal Expos	East	3rd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	Los Angeles Dodgers	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Chicago Cubs	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname†	Pittsburgh Pirates	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	Atlanta Braves	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)†	Pittsburgh Pirates	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	San Francisco Giants	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Montreal Expos	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Colorado Rockies	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	San Diego Padres	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	San Francisco Giants	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Houston Astros	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Cincinnati Reds	Central	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)	San Francisco Giants	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Philadelphia Phillies	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (4)†	St. Louis Cardinals	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Florida Marlins	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)†	Atlanta Braves	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (4)†	Atlanta Braves	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Florida Marlins	East	4th	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Arizona Diamondbacks	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)	Chicago Cubs	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Colorado Rockies	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	San Diego Padres	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Arizona Diamondbacks	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Washington Nationals	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Pittsburgh Pirates	Central	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Washington Nationals	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (3)	Chicago Cubs	Central	3rd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Los Angeles Dodgers	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Arizona Diamondbacks	West	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Atlanta Braves	East	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	St. Louis Cardinals	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Miami Marlins	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	San Francisco Giants	West	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (4)	New York Mets	East	2nd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Miami Marlins	East	3rd	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname	Milwaukee Brewers	Central	1st	Template:Center
Template:Center	Template:Sortname (2)	Milwaukee Brewers	Central	1st	Template:Center

Multiple-time winners

Manager	# of Awards	Years
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup	4	1983 (AL), 1988 (AL), 1992 (AL), 2002 (NL)
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup		1985 (AL), 1991 (NL), 2004 (NL), 2005 (NL)
Template:Sortname		1994 (AL), 2004 (AL), 2014 (AL), 2022 (NL)
Template:Sortname	3	1993 (NL), 1997 (NL), 2000 (NL)
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup		1990 (NL), 1992 (NL), 2006 (AL)
Template:Sortname		1995 (AL), 2001 (AL), 2008 (NL)
Template:Sortname		2008 (AL), 2011 (AL), 2015 (NL)
Template:Sortname		2013 (AL), 2016 (AL), 2022 (AL)
Template:Sortname		2007 (NL), 2012 (AL), 2018 (AL)
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup	2	1984 (AL), 1987 (AL)
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup		1996 (AL), 1998 (AL)
Template:Sortname		2002 (AL), 2009 (AL)
Template:Sortname		1999 (NL), 2003 (NL)
Template:SortnameTemplate:Sup		1983 (NL), 1988 (NL)
Template:Sortname		1997 (AL), 2012 (NL)
Template:Sortname		2020 (AL), 2021 (AL)
Template:Sortname		2024 (NL), 2025 (NL)
Template:Sortname		2024 (AL), 2025 (AL)

See also

• "Esurance MLB Awards" Best Manager (in MLB)
• Baseball America Manager of the Year
• Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards Manager of the Year
• Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
• Associated Press Manager of the Year (discontinued in 2001)
• Honor Rolls of Baseball#Managers
• MLB All-Time Manager (1997; BBWAA)
• Sporting News Manager of the Decade (2009)
• Sports Illustrated MLB Manager of the Decade (2009)
• Major League Baseball all-time managerial wins
• Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award (all sports)

Notes

• Template:Note labelThe formula used to calculate the final scores is Template:Mono, where F is the number of first-place votes, S is second -place votes, and T is third-place votes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Note labelThe 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire postseason, with writers effectively turning the vote into a de facto mythical national championship, similar to college football.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Template:Note labelJohnny Oates and Joe Torre tied for the lead among voters in the American League in 1996.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Template:Note labelTeams played a truncated 60-game season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

General

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