CLEVELAND \u2014\u00a0Guardians skipper Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
Vogt received 17 or 30 first-place votes
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The Guardians manager led the team to a second straight AL Central title in 2025
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Cleveland trailed Detroit by 15.5 games in early July, but rallied to clinch the division<\/p>\n
Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers\u2019 Association of America, beating out Toronto\u2019s John Schneider and Seattle\u2019s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Vogt led Cleveland to a second straight AL Central title in his second year in charge. The 41-year-old played in the big leagues for 10 years, then retired after the 2022 season. He had a one-year stint as Seattle\u2019s bullpen coach and\u00a0was hired<\/a>\u00a0by the Guardians in November 2023.<\/p>\n Cleveland trailed Detroit by 15 1\/2 games in early July and by 11 games in early September before storming back to clinch the division title on the final day of the season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was\u00a0the largest<\/a>\u00a0in-season comeback in Major League Baseball history.<\/p>\n The Guardians also became the fourth big league team to reach the playoffs despite having a losing streak of at least 10 games during the regular season, joining the 2017 Dodgers, 1982 Braves and 1951 New York Giants. Vogt\u2019s club dropped 10 in a row from June 26 to July 6.<\/p>\n