The Miami Marlins’ unexpected playoff season has won first-time manager Skip Schumaker his first ever BBWAA NL Manager of the Year award. Braves’ manager Brian Snitker and former Brewers’ manager Craig Counsell were the other two finalist.
Skip Schumaker of the Marlins wins the @officialBBWAA NL Manager of the Year Award.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) November 14, 2023
The Marlins were projected by basically every outlet in baseball to finish 4th in the NL East in 2023, behind the Braves, Mets and Phillies. But a red-hot first half (53-39) allowed them to weather a rather terrible second half (31-39) and sneak into the last Wild Card spot after the Chicago Cubs mini September collapse.