The Baseball Writers Association of America voted on Tuesday for the American League and National League Mangers of the Year, and Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians and Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers were the winners.
Both managers helped their teams exceed expectations in 2024. Vogt led the Guardians to a division title in the hotly contested AL Central while pushing all the right buttons to help them advance to the ALCS, where they ultimately lost to the New York Yankees. Murphy led the Brewers to their second straight NL Central title thanks to a 93-win season. At 65 years old, he was technically considered a “rookie” manager, having never officially been a manager at the MLB level outside of a stint as interim manager for the San Diego Padres in 2015. He was head coach at Notre Dame from 1988 to 1994 and then later at Arizona State from 1995 to 2009, so he did have plenty of experience that he banked on this past season to help the Brewers. Ultimately, Murphy’s Brewers lost to the New York Mets in the NL wild-card round.
These are two managers who have taken two completely different paths to win these awards.
Vogt was a player only two seasons ago, having last suited up for the Athletics, and he’s the fifth-youngest manager to win the award in MLB history.