The Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves were among the top surprises in the majors this year, and their managers have been awarded for it.
Brian Snitker has been named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, which gave the American League's top honour to A's manager Bob Melvin.
Snitker won 90 games and the NL East title with a club that lost 90 games in 2017. He was the lone skipper to be named on all 30 ballots, receiving 17 first-place votes and 116 points.
Melvin and the A's won 97 games just a year after an 87-loss campaign, finishing second in the AL West before losing to the Yankees in the wild-card game.
Melvin received 18 first-place votes while Boston's Alex Cora was second, and Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay third.