The Baseball Writers Affiliation of America introduced that Guardians’ skipper Stephen Vogt and Brewers’ supervisor Pat Murphy had been named the respective leagues’ Managers of the 12 months.
Each males took the award after main their groups to Central Division titles in 12 months 1.
Vogt took the reins for the Guardians inside a yr and a half of retiring as a participant. He spent one season on Seattle’s workers as bullpen coach earlier than Cleveland tabbed him to switch future Corridor of Famer Terry Francona. Vogt took over a crew that had a a lot weaker rotation than the Guardians typically sport, particularly after Shane Bieber went down two begins into the season.
Expectations outdoors the group typically weren’t very excessive. Cleveland however ran away with the AL Central. They constructed a lead as massive as 9 video games by the top of June and didn’t look again. The Guardians cruised to a 92-win season, taking 16 extra video games than that they had in 2023.
They outscored opponents by 87 runs, largely on the power of an elite bullpen. Vogt’s aid group simply led the majors with a 2.57 earned run common. The Guardians nabbed the No. 2 seed within the American League to safe a first-round bye.
