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For manager award presented by The Sporting News, see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to the best managers in the American and National Leagues.

The award is voted on by 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Each places a vote for first, second, and third place among the managers of each league. The formula used to calculate the final scores is Score = 5F + 3S + T, where F is the number of first place votes, S is second place votes, and T is third place votes. The manager with the highest score in each league wins the award.

Bobby Cox became the first manager to win the award in both leagues, with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1985 and the Atlanta Braves in 1991. Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland have since won the award in both leagues. Cox and La Russa have won the most awards, with four each. Dusty Baker and Leyland are second with three awards. In 2005, Bobby Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years.

Three franchises remain to have a Manager of the Year: the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays.

Some teams acknowledge the Sporting News Manager of the Year Award for seasons before 1983 as part of their award histories.

For managers who have won multiple awards, the number in parentheses indicates the award number.

* The BBWAA writers decided to "award" unofficial championship trophies after the strike-shortened 1994 season by naming the managers of the league leaders as Manager of the Year.

* The BBWAA writers decided to "award" unofficial championship trophies after the strike-shortened 1994 season by naming the managers of the league leaders as Manager of the Year.