International League Manager of the Year Award

[6][7] The only managers to win the award on three occasions are Joe Altobelli, who won in 1971, 1976, and 1980, and Rick Sweet, the winner in 2008, 2009, and 2022.

Seven others have each won twice: Buddy Bailey, Eddie Haas, Dave Miley, Charlie Montoyo, Joe Morgan, Al Pedrique, and Jack Tighe.

Tighe (1967 and 1968), Altobelli (1976 and 1977), Haas (1981 and 1982), Pedrique (2016 and 2017), and Sweet (2008 and 2009) won the award in consecutive years.

Seven managers from the Pawtucket Red Sox and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have each been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Norfolk Tides and Rochester Red Wings (6); the Syracuse Mets (5); the Buffalo Bisons (4); the Charleston Charlies, Durham Bulls, Richmond Braves, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Clippers and Louisville Bats (2); and the Charlotte Knights, Gwinnett Stripers, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Memphis Blues, Nashville Sounds, Omaha Storm Chasers, and Ottawa Lynx (1).

Active International League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

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Jack Tighe won the first two International League Manager of the Year Awards (1967 and 1968).
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Joe Altobelli is the only manager to win the award three times (1971, 1976, and 1980).
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Johnny Oates , the 1988 winner, won the American League Manager of the Year Award in 1996. [ 8 ]
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Eric Wedge , who won in 2001, was the American League Manager of the Year in 2007. [ 9 ]
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Charlie Montoyo , the 2010 and 2013 winner, was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2016. [ 10 ]