American League Manager of the Year

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The American League Manager of the Year is a Major League Baseball award given annually to the most outstanding manager in the American League, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Aliases (1)

AL Manager of the Year ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball award → baseball award → sports award →
administeredBy	Baseball Writers' Association of America →
appliesToPostseason	no →
awardedFor	most outstanding manager in the American League →
category	Major League Baseball manager awards →
country	United States →
decisionTiming	after conclusion of regular season →
eligibility	managers of American League teams →
firstAwarded	1983 →
firstRecipientTeam	Chicago White Sox →
frequency	annual →
hasAbbreviation	AL Manager of the Year →
hasAwardingOrganizationType	sportswriters association →
hasCounterpart	National League Manager of the Year →
hasFirstRecipient	Tony La Russa →
hasGenderRestriction	no →
hasHistoricalContext	created after formal division of MLB into American and National Leagues for awards →
hasMediaType	trophy →
hasOppositeLeagueScope	National League →
hasSelectionProcess	BBWAA members submit ranked ballots →
inception	1983 →
isAwardInLeague	American League →
isOneOf	BBWAA annual player and manager awards →
isRelatedTo	Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award →
languageOfName	English →
league	American League →
notableMultipleWinners	Buck Showalter → Jim Leyland → Joe Maddon → Mike Scioscia → Tony La Russa →
officialWebsite	https://bbwaa.com/awards/ →
partOf	Major League Baseball awards →
presentedBy	BBWAA → Baseball Writers' Association of America →
region	North America →
resultDetermination	points-based tally of ballots →
scope	Major League Baseball American League →
selectionCriteria	improvement over previous season → overcoming adversity → regular-season managerial performance → team success →
sport	baseball →
sportGoverningBodyContext	Major League Baseball →
usedIn	Major League Baseball regular season →
votingBody	Baseball Writers' Association of America →
votingSystem	BBWAA ballot voting →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Cox → Buck Showalter → Jim Leyland → Kevin Cash → Terry Francona →	awardReceived
Joe Maddon → Mike Scioscia →	awarded
American League Manager of the Year ("AL Manager of the Year") →	hasAbbreviation
Paul Molitor →	managerialAward
Buck Showalter →	managerOfYearAward
National League Manager of the Year →	relatedAward