Two years ago, the Chicago White Sox were a historically bad laughingstock. Now, they're one of the best teams in the American League.
On Tuesday, White Sox manager Will Venable received the 2026 AL Manager of the Year Award from the BBWAA.
In his second season managing Chicago, he helped them improve from 60 wins to 84. He also led them to their first playoff berth since 2021 and came within one win of advancing to the ALCS.
Venable received 15 of 30 possible first-place votes, beating out runner-up Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays and Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox.
Venable just turned 44, so he likely has a long managing career in front of him.