{"id":64220,"date":"2023-11-14T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=64220"},"modified":"2023-11-14T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:09:00","slug":"manager-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/11\/14\/manager-of-the-year-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins&#8217; Schumaker, Orioles&#8217; Hyde Named Manager of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manager of the Year is an honor that often comes with a surprise. That was the case Tuesday evening as Miami Marlins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schumsk01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skip Schumaker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hydebr99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Hyde<\/a> of the Baltimore Orioles earned the honor respectively for the National and American Leagues. Schumaker became the eighth manager to win the award in his first year as manager. Hyde led the Orioles to 101 wins and the AL East title despite having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball.<\/p>\n<h2>Manager of the Year Winners<\/h2>\n<h3>Marlins&#8217; Skip Schumaker<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCREAM IT AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS, MIAMI. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qQxp7A703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0qQxp7A703<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami Marlins (@Marlins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marlins\/status\/1724568879987315023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe first-year manager led Miami to an 84-78 record and a berth to the NL Wild Card Series, where the Marlins lost to the Philadelphia Phillies. In a very competitive\u00a0 Baseball Writers Association of America Balloting, Schumaker received eight first-place votes which was three more than runner-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/counscr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Counsell<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snitkbr99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Snitker<\/a> also received eight but had far fewer second and third-place votes than Schumaker. Altogether, he received 72 votes beating out Counsell&#8217;s 51 and Snitker&#8217;s 48. The Marlins have had four managers win this award including Schumaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mattido01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Mattingly<\/a> in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/girarjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Girardi<\/a> in 2006 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mckeoja99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack McKeon<\/a> in 2003.<\/p>\n<h3>Orioles&#8217; Brandon Hyde<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is no one more deserving. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Eh8eyD4le\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4Eh8eyD4le<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orioles\/status\/1724576021934981395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hyde wrapped up his fifth season as the O&#8217;s manager as Baltimore won a combined 131 games from 2019 to 2012. However, Baltimore made big steps in 2022 courtesy of an 83-win season. They would build on that momentum by winning the AL East division title for the first time since 2014. The Orioles were swept by the eventual World Series champions Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series. There is no doubt that Hyde ran away with it, getting 27 of 30 first-place votes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bochybr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Bochy<\/a> finished second with three first-place votes while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cashke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Cash<\/a> came third.<\/p>\n<p>It is the fourth time a Baltimore manager has been honored. The others: are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/robinfr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Robinson<\/a> (1989), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsda02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davey Johnson<\/a> (1997), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/showabu99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buck Showalter<\/a> (2014). Hyde was the only manager named on every ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manager of the Year is an honor that often comes with a surprise. That was the case Tuesday evening as Miami Marlins Skip Schumaker and Brandon Hyde of the Baltimore Orioles earned the honor respectively for the National and American Leagues. 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