The Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983, to the best managers in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Each places a vote for first, second, and third place among the managers of each league. The manager with the highest score in each league wins the prestigious Manager of the Year Award. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl?" - Lasorda, Tommy. Widely Attributed.
Bobby Cox was the first manager to win the BBWAA Manager of the Year Award in each league. Tony La Russa was the first manager to receive the BBWAA Manager of the Year Award on four different occasions and in 2002, became the second manager to win the award at least once in each league, joining Cox.
The voting system awards five points to the managers for first place, three for second place, and one for third place. Those votes are combined and the manager with the highest score from each respective league wins.
Did you know that Joe Girardi is the only manager in baseball history to win the BBWAA Manager of the Year Award after fielding a team (the 2006 Florida Marlins) with a losing record (78-84)?