{
  "id": 19419973,
  "title": "Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaround",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/will-venable-wins-al-manager-of-the-year-award-after-leading-white",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:34:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/venable-wins-al-manager-award-003428845.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Will Venable has been named the AL Manager of the Year after leading the Chicago White Sox to the playoffs for the first time in three consecutive seasons of 100 losses each. This marks the first time in major league history a team has reached the postseason after back-to-back 100-loss seasons, with Venable taking the helm in 2025. The White Sox finished the 2025 season at 84-78. Venable beat out three other candidates - Kevin Cash of the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays, Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox, and Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers - in the vote by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that took place before the postseason. Murphy was in the running to become the first manager in either league to win the award three years in a row, as the Brewers posted an MLB-high 103 wins during the regular season.",
  "summary": "Will Venable has won the AL Manager of the Year award after the Chicago White Sox made the playoffs this year following three 100-loss seasons in a row. The White Sox became the first team in major league history to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaround",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/will-venable-wins-al-manager-of-the-year-award-after-leading-white-19422907",
        "published": "2026-11-11T00:35:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}