New York, United States.- Pat Murphyof Milwaukeewon on Tuesday the award for Manager of the Year of the National League After a stellar debut season with the Brewerswhile Stephen Vogtof Clevelandtook the honor of American League after taking the Guardians to 92 wins and a division title in his first year as a manager at any level.
Murphy, 65, led the Brewers to a title Central Division of the National League, with a record of 93-69, and is the first franchise manager to win the award since it was introduced in 1983. In the playoffs, Milwaukee lost to the New York Mets in a three-game wild card series.
Murphy had an unusual career to success in the Big Leagues– Was a longtime college coach at Notre Dame and Arizona State before moving to the professional ranks in 2010. He worked in the Padres’ minor league system until 2015, when he was hired to be Milwaukee’s bench coach under Craig Counsellwho played for Murphy at Notre Dame.
After Counsell left for the Cubs during the offseason, the Brewers quickly turned to Murphy. The transition was almost perfect.
Murphy defeated Mike Shildtfrom San Diego, already Carlos Mendozafrom New York. He received 27 of 30 first-place votes in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Shildt, Mendoza and Rob Thomson of Philadelphia received one vote each.
Gran debut
Vogt, 40, defeated Matt Quatraroof Kansas Cityalready A.J. Hinchof Detroitboth rivals in the American League Central Division. He is the first American League manager to win the award in his debut season since Rocco Baldelli from Minnesota did it in 2019. He is also the first to go from player to Manager of the Year in just two years.
The previous fastest was Joe Girardi from 2003 to 2006, when he won the National League Manager of the Year award with the Florida Marlins.
Vogt received 27 of the 30 first-place votes. Quatraro got two and Hinch one.
Vogt led the Guardians to a 92-69 record and the playoffs in his first season after replacing the three-time manager of the year Terry Francona. The former major league catcher led Cleveland to the American League Championship Series before losing to the Yankees in five games.
Vogt is the third Cleveland manager to win the honor, joining Francona (2013, 2016, 2022) and Eric Wedge (2007).
With Merits
Mendoza, in his first year at the helm of the Mets, led the franchise to an 89-win season and an appearance in the National League Championship Series before losing in six games to the eventual World Series champions, the Dodgers.
Shildt led the Padres to the playoffs in his first season in San Diego, winning 93 games. He won the Manager of the Year award in 2019 when he was in charge of the Cardinals.
Quatraro, 51, in his second season with the franchise, led the Royals to the postseason a year after a 106-loss season. Kansas City finished with an 86-76 record before beating Baltimore in a Wild Card Series.
Kansas City, led by catcher Salvador Pérez and young star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., lost to the Yankees in a four-game Division Series.
Hinch, a 50-year-old in his fourth season leading the Tigers, also made the playoffs with a torrid second half despite losing quality players like right-hander Jack Flaherty at the trade deadline.
Source: Tribune
