Eastern League Manager of the Year Award
The Eastern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Eastern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1938, the award was not created until 1962. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021 before reverting to the Eastern League name in 2022.
Four managers have won the award twice: Bill Dancy, Brad Komminsk, Matt Walbeck, and Dusty Wathan. Wathan won the award in consecutive years.
Eight managers from the Reading Fightin Phils have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Akron RubberDucks ; the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Harrisburg Senators ; the Albany-Colonie Yankees, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Trenton Thunder, and West Haven Yankees ; the Chesapeake Baysox, Elmira Pioneers, Erie SeaWolves, Glens Falls Tigers, Pittsfield Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, and Trois-Rivières Aigles ; and the Altoona Curve, Binghamton Triplets, Bristol Red Sox, Charleston Indians, Hartford Yard Goats, Holyoke Millers, London Tigers, Lynn Sailors, New Britain Rock Cats, New Haven Ravens, Québec Carnavals, Somerset Patriots, Vermont Mariners, Waterbury Giants, Waterbury Pirates, Williamsport Grays, and York Pirates.
Nine managers from the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball organizations have won the award, more than any others, followed the Cleveland Guardians organization ; the Boston Red Sox organization ; the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals organizations ; the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners organizations ; and the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants organizations.
Winners
| League | The team's final position in the league standings |
| Division | The team's final position in the divisional standings |
| Record | The team's wins and losses during the regular season |
| Number of wins by managers who won the award multiple times | |
| ^ | Indicates multiple award winners in the same year |
| * | Indicates league champions |
Wins by team
Active Eastern League teams appear in bold.| Team | Award | Year |
| Reading Fightin Phils | 8 | 1975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016 |
| Akron RubberDucks | 5 | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021 |
| Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 4 | 1992, 1998, 2013, 2025 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 4 | 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Albany-Colonie Yankees | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 3 | 2004, 2011, 2018 |
| Trenton Thunder | 3 | 1999, 2012, 2017 |
| West Haven Yankees | 3 | 1973, 1977, 1979 |
| Chesapeake Baysox | 2 | 2008, 2019 |
| Elmira Pioneers | 2 | 1964, 1966 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 2 | 2007, 2023 |
| Glens Falls Tigers | 2 | 1981, 1986 |
| Pittsfield Red Sox | 2 | 1965, 1968 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 2 | 1996, 2014 |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 2 | 1971, 1976 |
| Altoona Curve | 1 | 2010 |
| Binghamton Triplets | 1 | 1967 |
| Bristol Red Sox | 1 | 1974 |
| Charleston Indians | 1 | 1963 |
| Hartford Yard Goats | 1 | 2024 |
| Holyoke Millers | 1 | 1980 |
| London Tigers | 1 | 1990 |
| Lynn Sailors | 1 | 1982 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 1 | 2001 |
| New Haven Ravens | 1 | 2003 |
| Québec Carnavals | 1 | 1972 |
| Somerset Patriots | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermont Mariners | 1 | 1988 |
| Waterbury Giants | 1 | 1977 |
| Waterbury Pirates | 1 | 1970 |
| Williamsport Grays | 1 | 1962 |
| York Pirates | 1 | 1969 |
Wins by organization
Active Eastern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.| Organization | Award | Year |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 1967, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2012, 2017, 2022 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 1962, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 1963, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021 |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | 1965, 1968, 1974, 1999, 2014 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1964, 1966, 2008, 2019 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1986, 1990, 2007, 2023 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1992, 1998, 2013, 2025 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 1969, 1970, 1987, 2010 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2011, 2018 |
| Washington Nationals | 4 | 1972, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1971, 1976 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | 1982, 1988 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 1981 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami Marlins | 1 | 1996 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1980 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 2001 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1984 |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1977 |