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 (2015 and 2016).

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 (5); the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Harrisburg Senators (4); the Albany-Colonie Yankees, Erie SeaWolves, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Trenton Thunder, and West Haven Yankees (3); the Chesapeake Baysox, Elmira Pioneers, Glens Falls Tigers, Pittsfield Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, and Trois-Rivières Aigles (2); 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 (1).

Nine managers from the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the award, more than any others, followed the Cleveland Guardians organization (6); the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers organizations (5); the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals organizations (4); the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants organizations (1).

Winners

+KeyLeagueThe team's final position in the league standingsDivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standingsRecordThe team's wins and losses during the regular seasonNumber of wins by managers who won the award multiple times^Indicates multiple award winners in the same year*Indicates league champions

+WinnersYearWinnerTeamOrganizationLeagueDivisionRecord 1962Williamsport GraysPhiladelphia Phillies83–571963Charleston IndiansCleveland Indians83–571964Elmira PioneersBaltimore Orioles82–581965Pittsfield Red SoxBoston Red Sox85–551966Elmira PioneersBaltimore Orioles88–511967Binghamton TripletsNew York Yankees82–581968Pittsfield Red SoxBoston Red Sox84–551969York PiratesPittsburgh Pirates89–501970Waterbury PiratesPittsburgh Pirates79–621971Trois-Rivières AiglesCincinnati Reds78–591972Québec CarnavalsMontreal Expos75–641973West Haven YankeesNew York Yankees72–661974Bristol Red SoxBoston Red Sox74–611975Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies84–531976Trois-Rivières AiglesCincinnati Reds83–551977West Haven YankeesNew York Yankees86–52Waterbury GiantsSan Francisco Giants77–631978Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies79–571979West Haven YankeesNew York Yankees83–561980Holyoke MillersMilwaukee Brewers78–611981Glens Falls White SoxChicago White Sox83–521982Lynn SailorsSeattle Mariners82–571983 Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies96–441984Albany-Colonie A'sOakland Athletics81–571985Albany-Colonie YankeesNew York Yankees82–571986Glens Falls TigersDetroit Tigers67–711987Harrisburg SenatorsPittsburgh Pirates77–631988Vermont MarinersSeattle Mariners79–601989Albany-Colonie YankeesNew York Yankees92–481990London TigersDetroit Tigers76–631991Harrisburg SenatorsMontreal Expos87–531992Binghamton MetsNew York Mets79–591993Harrisburg SenatorsMontreal Expos94–441994Harrisburg SenatorsMontreal Expos88–511995 Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies73–691996Portland Sea DogsFlorida Marlins83–581997Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies74–681998Binghamton MetsNew York Mets82–601999Trenton ThunderBoston Red Sox92–502000Reading PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies85–572001New Britain Rock CatsMinnesota Twins87–552002 Akron AerosCleveland Indians93–482003New Haven RavensToronto Blue Jays79–632004New Hampshire Fisher CatsToronto Blue Jays84–572005Akron AerosCleveland Indians84–582006Akron AerosCleveland Indians87–552007 Erie SeaWolvesDetroit Tigers81–592008 Bowie BaysoxBaltimore Orioles84–582009Akron AerosCleveland Indians89–532010 Altoona CurvePittsburgh Pirates82–602011New Hampshire Fisher CatsToronto Blue Jays77–652012Trenton ThunderNew York Yankees79–632013Binghamton MetsNew York Mets86–552014Portland Sea DogsBoston Red Sox88–542015 Reading Fightin PhilsPhiladelphia Phillies80–612016 Reading Fightin PhilsPhiladelphia Phillies89–522017Trenton ThunderNew York Yankees92–482018New Hampshire Fisher CatsToronto Blue Jays76–622019Bowie BaysoxBaltimore Orioles76–642020 2021Akron RubberDucksCleveland Indians73–462022Somerset PatriotsNew York Yankees83–532023Erie SeaWolvesDetroit Tigers75–622024Hartford Yard GoatsColorado Rockies76–602025Binghamton Rumble PoniesNew York Mets90–462026Erie SeaWolvesDetroit Tigers79–58

Wins by team

Active Eastern League teams appear in bold.

Team Award(s) Year(s)Reading Fightin Phils (Reading Phillies)81975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016Akron RubberDucks (Akron Aeros)52002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Binghamton Mets)41992, 1998, 2013, 2025Harrisburg Senators1987, 1991, 1993, 1994Albany-Colonie Yankees (Albany-Colonie A's)31984, 1985, 1989Erie SeaWolves2007, 2023, 2026New Hampshire Fisher Cats2004, 2011, 2018Trenton Thunder1999, 2012, 2017West Haven Yankees1973, 1977, 1979Chesapeake Baysox (Bowie Baysox)22008, 2019Elmira Pioneers1964, 1966Glens Falls Tigers (Glens Falls White Sox)1981, 1986Pittsfield Red Sox1965, 1968Portland Sea Dogs1996, 2014Trois-Rivières Aigles1971, 1976Altoona Curve12010Binghamton Triplets1967Bristol Red Sox1974Charleston Indians1963Hartford Yard Goats2024Holyoke Millers1980London Tigers1990Lynn Sailors1982New Britain Rock Cats2001New Haven Ravens2003Québec Carnavals1972Somerset Patriots2022Vermont Mariners1988Waterbury Giants1977Waterbury Pirates1970Williamsport Grays1962York Pirates1969

Wins by organization

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

Organization Award(s) Year(s)New York Yankees91967, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2012, 2017, 2022Philadelphia Phillies1962, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians)61963, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021Boston Red Sox51965, 1968, 1974, 1999, 2014Detroit Tigers1986, 1990, 2007, 2023, 2026Baltimore Orioles41964, 1966, 2008, 2019New York Mets1992, 1998, 2013, 2025Pittsburgh Pirates1969, 1970, 1987, 2010Toronto Blue Jays2003, 2004, 2011, 2018Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)1972, 1991, 1993, 1994Cincinnati Reds21971, 1976Seattle Mariners1982, 1988Chicago White Sox11981Colorado Rockies2024Miami Marlins (Florida Marlins)1996Milwaukee Brewers1980Minnesota Twins2001Oakland Athletics1984San Francisco Giants1977

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