thumb|right|180px|[[Gabe Kapler]]
The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News (formerly Sporting News from 2002 to 2022) and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball. In 1986 it was expanded to honor one manager from each league.
Winners
Key
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Listed below in chronological order are the MLB managers chosen as recipients of the TSN Manager of the Year Award.
1936–1985
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Boston Braves
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Brooklyn Dodgers
|National League
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|Cincinnati Reds
|National League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|St. Louis Browns
|American League
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|Washington Senators
|American League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Pittsburgh Pirates
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Red Rolfe
|Detroit Tigers
|American League
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|New York Giants
|National League
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|Eddie Stanky
|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|New York Giants
|National League
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|Brooklyn Dodgers
|National League
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|Cincinnati Redlegs
|National League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Los Angeles Dodgers
|National League
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|Pittsburgh Pirates
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Los Angeles Angels
|American League
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|Los Angeles Dodgers
|National League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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|Minnesota Twins
|American League
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|Baltimore Orioles
|American League
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|Boston Red Sox
|American League
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|Detroit Tigers
|American League
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|New York Mets
|National League
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|Pittsburgh Pirates
|National League
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|San Francisco Giants
|National League
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|Chicago White Sox
|American League
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|Montreal Expos
|National League
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|New York Yankees
|American League
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|Boston Red Sox
|American League
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|Philadelphia Phillies
|National League
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!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Baltimore Orioles
|American League
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|Milwaukee Brewers
|American League
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!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Baltimore Orioles
|American League
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|Houston Astros
|National League
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|Oakland Athletics
|American League
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|St. Louis Cardinals
|National League
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!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Chicago White Sox
|American League
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|Chicago Cubs
|National League
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|Toronto Blue Jays
|American League
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1986–present
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!American League winner
!Team
!National League winner
!Team
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|Boston Red Sox
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|Houston Astros
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|Detroit Tigers
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|Montreal Expos
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|Oakland Athletics
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Pittsburgh Pirates
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|Baltimore Orioles
|Don Zimmer
|Chicago Cubs
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|Chicago White Sox
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|Pittsburgh Pirates
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|Minnesota Twins
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Atlanta Braves
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!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Oakland Athletics
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Pittsburgh Pirates
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|Baltimore Orioles
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Atlanta Braves
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|New York Yankees
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|Montreal Expos
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|Cleveland Indians
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|Colorado Rockies
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|Texas Rangers
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|San Diego Padres
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|Baltimore Orioles
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|San Francisco Giants
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|New York Yankees
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|San Diego Padres
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|Boston Red Sox
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Atlanta Braves
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|Chicago White Sox
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|San Francisco Giants
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|Seattle Mariners
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|Philadelphia Phillies
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|Anaheim Angels
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|Atlanta Braves
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|Kansas City Royals
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|Atlanta Braves
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|Minnesota Twins<br />Texas Rangers
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|Atlanta Braves
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|Chicago White Sox
!scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffb;"|
|Atlanta Braves
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|Detroit Tigers
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|Florida Marlins
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|Cleveland Indians
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|Arizona Diamondbacks
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|Tampa Bay Rays
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|Florida Marlins
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|Los Angeles Angels
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|Colorado Rockies
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|Minnesota Twins
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|San Diego Padres
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|Tampa Bay Rays
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|Arizona Diamondbacks
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|Baltimore Orioles
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|Washington Nationals
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|Boston Red Sox
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|Pittsburgh Pirates
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|Washington Nationals
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|Minnesota Twins
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|New York Mets
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|Cleveland Indians
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|Los Angeles Dodgers
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|Cleveland Indians
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|Milwaukee Brewers
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|Oakland Athletics
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|Milwaukee Brewers<br />Atlanta Braves
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|Tampa Bay Rays
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|Atlanta Braves
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|Tampa Bay Rays
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|Miami Marlins
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|Tampa Bay Rays
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|San Francisco Giants
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|Baltimore Orioles
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|New York Mets
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|Baltimore Orioles
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|Milwaukee Brewers<br />Atlanta Braves
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|Cleveland Guardians
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|Milwaukee Brewers
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References
Sources
- Baseball Almanac – TSN Manager of the Year Award
See also
- Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
- MLB This Year in Baseball Awards Manager of the Year
- Baseball America Manager of the Year
- Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards Manager of the Year
- Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
- Associated Press Manager of the Year (discontinued in 2001)
- Sporting News Manager of the Decade (2009)
- Sports Illustrated MLB Manager of the Decade (2009)
- MLB All-Time Manager (1997; BBWAA)
- MLB all-time managerial wins
- List of MLB awards
- Other The Sporting News major-league baseball awards