Bob Melvin, who led the upstart A's on an improbable run to the postseason, was named American League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News on Tuesday.
Melvin also claimed the honor in the National League with Arizona in 2007. He joins Billy Martin (1981) and Tony La Russa (1988, 1992) as the only A's managers to win it, after earning six of the nine votes cast by AL managers. Boston's Alex Cora drew three, and Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash one.
"It's an honor to win an award like this that's voted on by my peers," Melvin said.