Orioles manager Brandon Hyde oversaw one of the greatest turnarounds in major league history. It wasn’t enough for him to be recognized as the American League’s top manager.
The AL Manager of the Year award went to Cleveland’s Terry Francona, with Hyde finishing second in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s voting. Hyde appeared on 25 of 30 ballots, receiving nine first-place votes to Francona’s 17 along with nine votes for second and seven for third.
The 49-year-old Hyde would have been Baltimore’s first recipient since his predecessor, Buck Showalter, in 2014. Now the manager of the New York Mets, Showalter won the National League award. Hyde and Showalter won the Sporting News’ yearly honors, which are voted on by the respective league’s managers.