Florida State League Manager of the Year Award

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Manager of the Year Award
Awarded for Florida State League's Regular Season Manager of the Year
Country United States
First awarded 2004
Currently held by Greg Legg

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).

Four 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 St. Lucie Mets and Fort Myers Miracle (2); the Charlotte Stone Crabs, Clearwater Threshers, Brevard County Manatees, and Lakeland Tigers (1).

Four managers each 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 New York Mets and Minnesota Twins organizations (2); and the Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Detroit Tigers 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
2004 Malavé, OmarOmar Malavé (1) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 76–57 [2][3]
2005 Rojas, MikeMike Rojas Lakeland Tigers Detroit Tigers West 1st 85–48 [4][5]
2006 Carter, GaryGary Carter St. Lucie Mets* New York Mets East 1st 77–62 [6][7]
2007 Tamargo, JohnJohn Tamargo Brevard County Manatees Milwaukee Brewers East 1st 74–62 [8][9]
2008 Malavé, OmarOmar Malavé (2) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 85–53 [2][10]
2009 Smith, JeffJeff Smith Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins South 1st 80–58 [11][12]
2010 Morrison, JimJim Morrison Charlotte Stone Crabs Tampa Bay Rays South 1st 80–59 [13][14]
2011 McCullough, ClaytonClayton McCullough Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays North 1st 79–61 [15][16]
2012 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis St. Lucie Mets New York Mets South 1st 83–52 [17][18]
2013 Mientkiewicz, DougDoug Mientkiewicz Fort Myers Miracle Minnesota Twins South 1st 79–56 [19][20]
2014 Malavé, OmarOmar Malavé (3) Dunedin Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays North 1st 77–61 [2][21]
2015 Legg, GregGreg Legg Clearwater Threshers Philadelphia Phillies North 1st 79–58 [22][23]

Notes

References

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  1. ↑ "Florida State League Past Champions". Florida State League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
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