Florida State League Manager of the Year Award

Florida State League
Manager of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueFlorida State League
Awarded forBest regular season manager in the Florida State League
CountryUnited States
Presented byFlorida State League
History
First awardOmar Malavé (2004)
Most winsOmar Malavé (3)
Most recentAndrew Graham (2023)

The Florida State League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's Florida State League. In 2004, Omar Malavé won the first ever Florida State League Manager of the Year Award. Malavé is also the only manager to have won the award multiple times (2004, 2008, and 2014).

Five managers from the Dunedin Blue Jays have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (4); the St. Lucie Mets and Tampa Yankees (2); the Bradenton Marauders, Brevard County Manatees, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Clearwater Threshers, Lakeland Tigers, and Palm Beach Cardinals (1).

Five managers from the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Minnesota Twins organization (3); the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, and New York Yankees organizations (2); and the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (1).

Key

(#)
 Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
*
 Indicates league champions[1]

Winners

Doug Mientkiewicz, 2013 Florida State League Manager of the Year
Year Winner Team Organization Division Finish[a] Record[b] Ref(s).
2004 Omar Malavé (1) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 76–57 [2][3]
2005 Mike Rojas Lakeland Tigers Detroit Tigers West 1st 85–48 [4][5]
2006 Gary Carter St. Lucie Mets* New York Mets East 1st 77–62 [6][7]
2007 John Tamargo Brevard County Manatees Milwaukee Brewers East 1st 74–62 [8][9]
2008 Omar Malavé (2) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 85–53 [2][10]
2009 Jeff Smith Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins South 1st 80–58 [11][12]
2010 Jim Morrison Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays South 1st 80–59 [13][14]
2011 Clayton McCullough Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays North 1st 79–61 [15][16]
2012 Ryan Ellis St. Lucie Mets New York Mets South 1st 83–52 [17][18]
2013 Doug Mientkiewicz Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins South 1st 79–56 [19][20]
2014 Omar Malavé (3) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays North 1st 77–61 [2][21]
2015 Greg Legg Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies North 1st 79–58 [22][23]
2016 Pat Osborn Tampa Yankees New York Yankees North 2nd 77–58 [24][25]
2017 Jay Bell Tampa Yankees New York Yankees North 1st 85–50 [26][27]
2018 Dann Bilardello Palm Beach Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals South 1st 75–58 [28][29]
2019 Cesar Martin Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays North 1st 80–55 [30][31]
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [32]
2021 Jonathan Johnston Bradenton Marauders* Pittsburgh Pirates West 2nd 71–48 [33][34][35]
2022 Brian Meyer Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Minnesota Twins West 1st 69–59 [36][37][38]
2023 Andrew Graham Lakeland Flying Tigers Detroit Tigers West 3rd 70–61 [39][40]

Notes

  • a The Finish column indicates final position in the divisional standings.
  • b The Record column indicates wins and losses during the regular season and excludes any post-season play.

References

General
  • "Florida State League Award Winners". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
Specific
  1. ^ "Florida State League Past Champions". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Omar Malavé Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "2004 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mike Rojas Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "2005 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Gary Carter Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "2006 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "John Tamargo Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "2007 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "2008 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Jeff Smith Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "2009 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "Jim Morrison Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  14. ^ "2010 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  15. ^ "Clayton McCullough Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  16. ^ "2011 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ryan Ellis Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  18. ^ "2012 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  19. ^ "Doug Mientkiewicz Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  20. ^ "2013 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  21. ^ "2014 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  22. ^ "Greg Legg Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  23. ^ "2015 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  24. ^ "Pat Osborn Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  25. ^ "2016 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  26. ^ "Jay Bell Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  27. ^ "2017 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  28. ^ "Dann Bilardello Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  29. ^ "2018 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  30. ^ "Cesar Martin Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  31. ^ "2019 Florida State League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  32. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  33. ^ "Postseason All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  34. ^ "Jonathan Johnston Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  35. ^ "2021 Low-A Southeast Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  36. ^ "Brian Meyer Named FSL Manager of the Year". Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. Minor League Baseball. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  37. ^ "Brian Meyer Minor Leagues Statisticss". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  38. ^ "2022 Florida State League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  39. ^ "Minor League Baseball Announced 2023 Single-A League Awards and All-Star Teams" (PDF). Minor League Baseball. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  40. ^ "2023 Florida State League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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