Coach Steven Vogt, who led the Cleveland Guardians to a dramatic come-from-behind victory, was selected as the American League Coach of the Year in the 2025 season.
Vogt ranked first with 113 points as a result of the American League Manager of the Year vote released by the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) on the 12th (Korea Standard Time) with 17 first-place votes, 8 second-place votes, and 4 third-place votes.
He is the right coach for the second consecutive year following 2024. This is the first time in a row in the American League since Tampa Bay Rays coach Kevin Cash won the 2020 and 21 seasons.
사진 확대 Cleveland coach Stephen Vogt was named coach of the year. 사진=ⓒAFPBBNews = News1
Following the National League, the American League has received consecutive winners from this year’s manager.
He is the sixth Cleveland manager to win the award after Eric Wedge (2007) and Terry Francona (2013, 16, 22).
Vogt led Cleveland to a dramatic district win this season. Cleveland, which once trailed by 15.5 games in early July, won a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Tigers with a 42-25 record in the second half alone.
He was honored to be named coach of the year in recognition of his contribution to leading a dramatic come-from-behind victory in league history.
Coach John Schneider, who led the Toronto Blue Jays to the district championship, ranked second with 91 points overall, 10 first-place votes, 11 third-place votes, 8 third-place votes.
Coach Dan Wilson, who led the Seattle Mariners to their first district championship since 2001, ranked third with two first-place votes, nine second-place votes, and 13 third-place votes.
Alex Cora (Boston) A.J. Hinch (Detroit) Joe Espada (Houston) got the vote.
[Las Vegas (USA) = KIM JAE HO, MK Sports Correspondent]