Dave Roberts became the first Dodger manager in 28 years to win the National League Manager of the Year award on Tuesday. Tommy Lasorda won the award in 1983 and 1988, the only other recipient of the award by a Dodger manager since its inception in ’83.
Roberts received 16 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Cubs manager Joe Maddon came in second, and Dusty Baker of the Washington Nationals placed third.
Rookie manager Roberts was the sixth manager to win the award in his first full season as skipper, but it was also the third straight year a rookie manager nabbed the honor with Jeff Bannister winning in the AL last year and Matt Williams for the NL in 2014.