Venable, Murphy named Managers of the Year

The 2026 Manager of the Year in the American League is Will Venable, it was announced today. The 2026 Manager of the Year in the National League is Pat Murphy.

Venable, in his second year as manager of the White Sox, received 15 first place votes, 11 second place votes and three third place votes. He narrowly edged out Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays, who received 12 first place and 12 second place votes, along with two third place votes.

Former Ranger minor leaguer Chad Tracy, who replaced Alex Cora as manager of the Boston Red Sox early in the season, finished third, with three first place votes, five second place votes and a whopping 17 third place votes, which seems kind of weird.…