Orioles' Brandon Hyde, Marlins' Skip Schumaker grab top AL, NL top manager honours

Brandon Hyde's journey from the depths of a Baltimore rebuild to American League manager of the year required quite a bit of fortitude.

When asked what quality was most important to that rise, he was candid.

"I want to say patience, but I think I was guilty a lot of nights of not being patient," Hyde said. "I think consistent around the players. I think I hid a lot of things from them, in a good way."

Hyde was voted American League manager of theyear on Tuesday night after guiding the Orioles to a league-best 101 victories just two years after a 110-loss season. Miami's Skip Schumaker won the National League award in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Hyde led Baltimore through some very lean years before the Orioles improved to 83-79 in 2022 and he finished second in voting to Cleveland manager Terry Francona.

"I had confidence that we were going to turn this thing around, but you struggle to see when," Hyde said. "Last year, there came a point where you saw the light at the end of the tunnel."

Baltimore was more than ready to take the next step this season, thanks to a sparkling core of young talent. Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson was a unanimous AL rookie of the year on Monday night.

"Watching Gunnar win that last night, that was an amazing feeling. So happy for him and his family," Hyde said. "I'm fortunate to be around a great, great group of guys."

Hyde received 27 of 30 first-place votes, with Bruce Bochy of Texas getting the other three. Two-time winner Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay finished third. Bochy and the wild-card Rangers swept AL East champion Baltimore in the Division Series on their way to winning the World Series.

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