Brandon Hyde of the Orioles won the AL Manager of the Year Award for 2023. In Hyde’s case, this might very well be a multiyear award, as he and the front office leadership built a team from scratch.

It’s probably why he beat Bruce Bochy for the award. The Rangers brought in Bochy to take a team ready to compete to the title. Hyde nurtured the Orioles to this point. Sometimes a team needs a different leader to take them from developing to winning. Hyde accomplished both, and that’s a big reason he won.