Guardians' Terry Francona named AL Manager of Year for 3rd time

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona was named American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third time in his career.

Francona received 17 first-place votes for 112 points. Baltimore Orioles skipper Brandon Hyde came in second and Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais finished third. Dusty Baker of the Astros, Aaron Boone of the Yankees and Kevin Cash of the Rays also received votes.

Francona, 63, led the youngest team in baseball to a division title, making it to the second round of the postseason after beating the Tampa Bay Rays in the wild-card round.

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Cleveland wasn't expected to make the postseason, considering its lack of experience and offensive firepower, but Francona got his players to buy into a contact-oriented offense while playing stellar defense and running the bases in an aggressive manner. The result was a 92-70 regular-season record after winning 80 games in 2021.

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QUOTE (from the link): "It should be considered an organizational award, because that's how I feel. You start hearing people talk about you personally, it makes you a little uneasy, but for the things that it allows me to brag about our organization, that makes me really happy.'' -- Terry Francona

Francona accomplished a minor miracle IMO.