The National League Manager of the Year ballots were released today with Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly taking home the award, but SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler earned some recognition as well.
Kapler received three third-place votes. They came from San Francisco Chronicle Giants beat writer Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ann Killion, and St. Louis Cardinals beat writer for The Athletic Mark Saxon.
Both Schulman and Killion had a close look at Kapler’s performance this year, and their votes represent a favorable view of Kapler’s work. Saxon may not have been watching Kapler’s work on a daily basis, but it’s noteworthy that someone with such distance could still consider him worthy of recognition.