Terry Francona is the American League Manager of the Year for the third time.
A total of 17 first-place votes went to Francona. Scott Servais came in third while Brandon Hyde came in second. Kevin Cash of the Rays received a vote.
The youngest team in baseball made it to the second round of the playoffs with Francona at the helm.
It's Francona's third manager of the year award, all with Cleveland. He has managed in the big leagues for 22 years, the last two in Philadelphia and Boston.
| Player, Team | First | Second | Third | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Francona, Guardians | 17 | 9 | -- | 112 |
| Brandon Hyde, Orioles | 9 | 9 | 7 | 79 |
| Scott Servais, Mariners | 1 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| Dusty Baker, Astros | 3 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Aaron Boone, Yankees | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Cash, Rays | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
Even though Cleveland wasn't expected to make the playoffs, Francona got his players to buy into a contact oriented offense and play stellar defense. After winning 80 games the year before, the regular season record was 92 70.
Francona has a career regular season win record of 1874.
The man who led the Orioles to their first winning season in seven years was 49-year-old Hyde. Many of the pitchers that he did it with were released or DFA'd by other teams. Hyde has been in charge of the Orioles.
For the first time in two decades, the SeattleMariners qualified for the playoffs, thanks in part to the efforts of their new head coach, Servais. Seattle won 90 games for the second year in a row but lost in the playoffs to the Astros.
Kevin Cash was nominated for manager of the year in 2021.
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