The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award was established in and is given annually to one executive, including general managers, in Major League Baseball (MLB). The presenting company is The Sporting News, formerly known as Sporting News from 2002 to 2022. Listed below in chronological order are the baseball executives chosen as recipients of the award.
The first recipient of the award was Branch Rickey, who went on to win the award a total of three times, twice with the St. Louis Cardinals and once with the Brooklyn Dodgers. George Weiss, who had a long and fruitful career as an executive with the New York Yankees, has the most wins, four, with three of them coming consecutively in 1950–1952. The most recent repeat winner of the award is Billy Beane, who won the award in 1999, 2012, and 2018, all with the Oakland Athletics. Executives with the Yankees of the American League have won the award eight times, more than any other team. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals have the most wins, with seven. There has been one instance of the award being presented to an MLB executive rather than a team executive; Lee MacPhail in 1966.
Key YearLinks to an article about the corresponding MLB seasonPlayer Denotes winning executive and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)BoldThe winning executive's team won the World Series that same year^Indicates multiple award winners in the same yearMember of the Baseball Hall of Fame as an executive
Award winners
Year Name Team League Ref St. Louis Cardinals National New York Yankees American Cincinnati Reds National Brooklyn Dodgers National Detroit Tigers American New York Yankees American St. Louis Cardinals National Washington Senators American St. Louis Browns American Chicago Cubs National Boston Red Sox American Brooklyn Dodgers National Cleveland Indians American Philadelphia Phillies National New York Yankees American New York Yankees American New York Yankees American Milwaukee Braves National New York Giants National Brooklyn Dodgers National Cincinnati Redlegs National St. Louis Cardinals National Pittsburgh Pirates National Los Angeles Dodgers National New York Yankees American New York Yankees American Los Angeles Angels American St. Louis Cardinals National St. Louis Cardinals National Minnesota Twins American MLB Chief Assistant Boston Red Sox American Detroit Tigers American New York Mets National Baltimore Orioles American Kansas City Royals American Chicago White Sox American Cincinnati Reds National New York Yankees American Boston Red Sox American Kansas City Royals American Chicago White Sox American San Francisco Giants National Baltimore Orioles American Houston Astros National Montreal Expos National Milwaukee Brewers American Baltimore Orioles American Chicago Cubs National Kansas City Royals American New York Mets National San Francisco Giants National Los Angeles Dodgers National Baltimore Orioles American Cincinnati Reds National Minnesota Twins American Montreal Expos National Philadelphia Phillies National Cleveland Indians American Cleveland Indians American Texas Rangers American Pittsburgh Pirates National Houston Astros National Oakland Athletics American St. Louis Cardinals National Seattle Mariners American Minnesota Twins American San Francisco Giants National St. Louis Cardinals National Cleveland Indians American Minnesota Twins American Cleveland Indians American Tampa Bay Rays American Colorado Rockies National Cincinnati Reds National ^ Detroit Tigers American Milwaukee Brewers National Oakland Athletics American Boston Red Sox American Baltimore Orioles American Toronto Blue Jays American Chicago Cubs National Cleveland Indians American Oakland Athletics American Tampa Bay Rays American Chicago White Sox American San Francisco Giants National Cleveland Guardians American Baltimore Orioles American Milwaukee Brewers National Source:
See also Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year MLB Executive of the Year Award List of Major League Baseball awards
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