CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Chris Antonetti, the architect of the Indians' 2016 season, has been named Executive of the Year by Baseball America.
The Indians won their first AL Central title since 2007 with a 94-67 record during the regular season. They followed that by winning their first AL pennant since 1997 by beating Boston in the ALDS and Toronto in the ALCS.
They did so with an injured started rotation, but it didn't stop them from reaching Game 7 of the World Series against the Cubs before losing in 10 innings, 8-7. The Indians have not won a World Series since 1948.