Terry Francona of the Indians and Dave Roberts of the Dodgers are Sporting News’ 2016 American League and National League Managers of the Year, respectively, as selected by a panel of 29 major league managers. SN has given Manager of the Year awards since 1936.
Francona, a veteran skipper in his fourth season with the Cleveland, led the team to 94 wins and its first AL Central title since 2007. Roberts, who once played for Francona, guided the Dodgers to the NL West title despite a slew of injuries to key players.
Joe Girardi of the Yankees finished second in the AL while Dusty Baker of the Nationals and Joe Maddon of the Cubs tied for the No.