Dave Roberts of the Dodgers won the National League Manager of the Year award and Terry Francona, who took Cleveland to the World Series, earned AL honors.
Roberts won in his first year as a manager, beating out Joe Maddon, who led the Chicago Cubs to the World Series championship, and Washington’s Dusty Baker. Voting by members of the BBWAA was conducted before the postseason. Roberts led Los Angeles to the NL West title despite the Dodgers putting 28 different players on the disabled list, more than any team in the past 30 years.