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Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year after White Sox turnaround
White Sox manager Will Venable won the American League Manager of the Year award on Tuesday.
The award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America and counts regular-season performance only.
Chicago went 84-78 in 2026, after finishing 60-102 in 2025 and 41-121 in 2024.
The team improved by 24 wins from the previous season under Venable.
The White Sox became the first team to reach the postseason after two straight 100-loss seasons.
Venable beat Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash and Boston's Chad Tracy in the voting.
Will Venable was named the American League Manager of the Year after leading the Chicago White Sox to an 84-78 record in 2026.
The White Sox improved by 24 wins from 2025 and reached the postseason for the first time since 2021.
Venable received 15 of 30 first-place votes, narrowly beating Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash, who received 12.
The award followed a sharp turnaround: Chicago went 60-102 in 2025 and 41-121 in 2024.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won the National League award for a third consecutive year.
- Who
- Will Venable, manager of the Chicago White Sox.
- What
- He won the American League Manager of the Year award.
- When
- Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.
- Where
- The American League; Venable manages the Chicago White Sox.
- Why
- He led Chicago to an 84-78 record and a 24-win improvement from 2025, securing the team’s first postseason berth since 2021.
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The White Sox went 41-121, a record for losses in baseball’s Modern Era, according to CBS Sports.
Chicago went 60-102 in Venable’s first season as manager.
The White Sox went 84-78 and reached the postseason for the first time since 2021.
Venable was named American League Manager of the Year.
- White Sox record in 2026
- 84-78
- Improvement from 2025
- 24 wins
- First-place votes for Venable
- 15 of 30
- Runner-up
- Kevin Cash, Tampa Bay Rays; 12 first-place votes
- Last White Sox postseason berth
- 2021
- White Sox record in 2024
- 41-121
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