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2024 Manager of the Year: Guardians' Stephen Vogt wins for American League, beats Matt Quatraro, A.J. Hinch - CBSSports.com
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...an-league-beats-matt-quatraro-a-j-hinch/Major League Baseball's annual awards week continued on Tuesday with the Manager of the Year announcements. These awards are based solely on regular season happenings -- ballots are even cast before the playoffs begin. They're voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, with each city in the respective league receiving a pair of votes.
In the American League, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt took home the honors in his first season after replacing the retiring Terry Francona (who has since unretired to take the Cincinnati Reds job). He earned 27 first-place votes out of 30.
The AL winner was certain to come from the Central, with the Guardians, Royals, and Tigers all faring much better than expected. Just like during the regular season, it was the Guardians, and specifically Vogt, who prevailed over Matt Quatraro and A.J. Hinch. Vogt enjoyed a 10-year career as a backstop before moving into a coaching role with the Seattle Mariners. He led Cleveland to a 92-69 record and its second division title in the last three years. That included overseeing the lights-out season of closer Emmanuel Clase and yet another stellar year from José Ramírez, and overcoming struggles from his starting rotation. Above all, Vogt's bullpen management put him heads ahead of his competition both on the field and in the Manager of the Year race.
On Monday, Paul Skenes and Luis Gil were named Rookies of the Year. The Cy Young winners will be announced on Wednesday and the MVPs on Thursday.
