Eastern League Manager of the Year Award
The Eastern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Eastern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1938, the award was not created until 1962. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021 before reverting to the Eastern League name in 2022.
Frank Lucchesi won the first Eastern League Manager of the Year Award in 1962.
Earl Weaver, the 1964 winner, led the Baltimore Orioles to win the 1970 World Series and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
Buck Showalter, the 1989 winner, has been selected four times for Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Awards (1994, 2004, 2014, and 2022).
Jim Tracy, who won in 1993, was chosen as the 2009 National League Manager of the Year.
Matthew Lovick Walbeck is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams, primarily in the American League, from 1993 to 2003. He served as third base coach for the Texas Rangers in 2008.
Matt Walbeck