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Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year after White Sox turnaround

Chicago won 84 games in Venable’s second season, up from 60 a year earlier.

By TSP Staff
A White Sox player greets a U.S. Navy sailor at Rate Field.
Navy Night at the Chicago White Sox’s Rate Field on Sept. 17, 2026. · Credit: U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Will Venable was named American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after leading the Chicago White Sox to 84 wins and a playoff berth in his second season.

Venable received 15 first-place votes and 111 points, ahead of Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash with 98. Chicago won 60 games in Venable’s first season and beat Houston in the 2026 Wild Card Series. Source report.

Photo by U.S. Navy, U.S. public domain. Resized for display.