Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year for White Sox turnaround
Will Venable took the White Sox from 121 losses to the playoffs in two seasons and won AL Manager of the Year for it.
Will Venable inherited a struggling Chicago White Sox team that lost 121 games in 2025, the most in modern era history, when he became manager in 2025. Two seasons later, he has been named the American League Manager of the Year. Venable expressed his gratitude on the MLB Network, crediting his team and players for the progress made.
He won the award with 15 of the 30 first-place votes and 111 points, beating out Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays and Chad Tracy of Boston. The White Sox finished the season with an 84-78 record, making their first playoff appearance since 2021 after sweeping Houston in the Wild Card Series. Venable's achievements include being the sixth White Sox manager to win this award and the third manager since 1901 to improve the team by 19 or more wins in two consecutive seasons.
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