Terry Francona Wins AL Manager Of The Year
| Manager, Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
| Terry Francona, Indians | 22 | 5 | 3 | 128 |
| Jeff Banister, Rangers | 4 | 12 | 8 | 64 |
| Buck Showalter, Orioles | 2 | 9 | 7 | 44 |
| John Farrell, Red Sox | 2 | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| Joe Girardi, Yankees | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Scott Servais, Mariners | 1 | 1 |
Terry Francona, who led the Indians to the AL pennant before Cleveland blew a 3-1 lead to the Cubs in the World Series, was named AL manager of the year Tuesday by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
“I think it’s pretty evident that I love where work and who at work for and with,” Francona told MLB Network.
It is Francona’s second win; he also won in 2013, his first season in Cleveland when he led the Indians to a 92-70 mark and a wild-card berth, although they lost to the Rays in the wild-card game.
Buck Showalter, a three-time winner, finished third in the voting, behind the Rangers’ Jeff Banister.
| HOW THEY VOTED | ||||
| Name | Affiliation | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Ken Rosenthal | Fox Sports | Francona | Showalter | Banister |
| Dave Ginsburg | Associated Press | Banister | Showalter | Francona |
| Michael Silverman | Boston Herald | Francona | Showalter | Farrell |
| Peter Abraham | Boston Globe | Francona | Showalter | Farrell |
| Christina Kahrl | ESPN.com | Francona | Banister | Girardi |
| Phil Rogers | MLB.com | Banister | Francona | Showalter |
| Chris Assenheimer | Chronicle-Telegram | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Ryan Lewis | Akron Beacon Journal | Francona | Farrell | Showalter |
| Lynn Henning | Detroit News | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Matthew B. Mowery | The Oakland Press | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Angel H. Verdejo Jr. | Houston Chronicle | Showalter | Francona | Bannister |
| David Barron | Houston Chronicle | Banister | Francona | Showalter |
| Vahe Gregorian | The Kansas City Star | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| David Skretta | The Associated Press | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Jill Painter Lopez | Fox Sports West | Francona | Showalter | Banister |
| Jim Alexander | Riverside Press-Enterprise | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Patrick Reusse | Minneapolis Star Tribune | Showalter | Francona | Banister |
| Dan Myers | The Sports Xchange | Banister | Showalter | Francona |
| Chad Jennings | The Journal News | Francona | Farrell | Showalter |
| Jared Diamond | The Wall Street Journal | Francona | Banister | Showalter |
| Tim Kawakami | Bay Area News Group | Francona | Banister | Farrell |
| Eno Sarris | FanGraphs | Farrell | Showalter | Francona |
| Jim Caple | ESPN.com | Francona | Banister | Showalter |
| Tim Booth | The Associated Press | Francona | Banister | Servais |
| Hal Bodley | MLB.com Senior Correspondent | Farrell | Francona | Banister |
| Martin Fennelly | Tampa Bay Times | Francona | Showalter | Banister |
| Stephen Hawkins | Associated Press | Francona | Banister | Showalter |
| Gil LeBreton | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Francona | Farrell | Girardi |
| Jeff Blair | Sportsnet | Francona | Girardi | Banister |
| Mike Harrington | Buffalo News | Francona | Showalter | Banister |
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