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Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaround
Will Venable has won the AL Manager of the Year award after the Chicago White Sox made the playoffs this year following three 100-loss seasons in a row. The White Sox became the first team in major league history to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons.
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- Fox SportsBrewers’ Pat Murphy, White Sox’s Will Venable Named 2026 Managers Of The YearPat Murphy from first-time World Series champion Milwaukee is the NL Manager of the Year
- ESPNBrewers' Murphy 3-peats as top NL manager; White Sox's Venable wins AL honorsThe Brewers' Pat Murphy became the first to win NL Manager of the Year in three straight seasons Tuesday, while Will Venable of the White Sox won AL honors.
- Sports IllustratedWill Venable Wins Manager of the Year After Historic White Sox BreakthroughThe Chicago White Sox' 24-game improvement earned Will Venable one of baseball's biggest honors.
- Yahoo SportsWill Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaroundWill Venable has won the AL Manager of the Year award after the Chicago White Sox made the playoffs this year following three 100-loss seasons in a row. The White Sox became the first team in major league history to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons.
- CBS Sports2026 MLB Manager of the Year: White Sox's Will Venable, Brewers' Pat Murphy win BBWAA awardsVenable led Chicago to a record-setting year-to-year turnaround, while Murphy's Brewers had the league's best record
- The Athletic(subscription required)Will Venable wins AL manager of the year after lifting White Sox from historic depthsVenable guided Chicago to a surprise playoff berth just two years after he took over a team that lost 121 games.