New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
In his first year with the Mets, Showalter led the Mets to 101 wins–the second-most in team history–and a tie for first place in the NL East. (They lost the division to the Braves based on head-to-head records.)
He was cited by players as bringing a level of professionalism and a wealth of baseball knowledge to the dugout. Showalter set the tone early in his management tenure by leading the players out of the dugout toward the Nationals after Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch in the face in the second game of the year. It was the fourth time the team had been hit by a pitch just 14 innings into the season.
His now-trademark stare after his players got hit a record was displayed on broadcasts from then on.
This is Showalter’s fourth Manager of the Year win, and he now has a win in each of the last four decades: 1994 with the New York Yankees, 2004 with the Texas Rangers, 2014 with the Baltimore Orioles and now 2022.
