In 2024, Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians made waves as the second American League Manager of the Year winner along the banks of the Cuyahoga River in three years. So for Kansas sports betting, it’s worth wondering who will take home the honor in 2025.
Last season, Vogt and the Guardians took the AL by surprise, going 92-69 and reaching the ALCS before falling to the New York Yankees in five games.
This year, oddsmakers at FanDuel Kansas Sportsbook have installed Seattle Mariners skipper Dan Wilson (+400) and Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox (+450) as top contenders for AL Manager of the Year.
AL Manager of the Year Odds 2025
Manager | Team | Odds |
Dan Wilson | Seattle Mariners | +400 |
Alex Cora | Boston Red Sox | +450 |
Rocco Baldelli | Minnesota Twins | +700 |
Kevin Cash | Tampa Bay Rays | +700 |
John Schneider | Toronto Blue Jays | +700 |
Ron Washington | Los Angeles Angels | +850 |
A.J. Hinch | Detroit Tigers | +900 |
Mark Kotsay | Athletics | +1000 |
Matt Quatraro | Kansas City Royals | +1300 |
Bruce Bochy | Texas Rangers | +1300 |
*Odds according to FanDuel on Feb. 24, 2025
The Kansas sportsbook apps goliath believes that Wilson and Cora are the at the top of the AL MOY favorites when it comes to AL Manager of the Year odds in 2025. Wilson looks to get the M’s back to the postseason for the second time in four years, while Cora hopes to rebound after a .500 finish in 2024.
After them, Rocco Baldelli (Minnesota Twins), Kevin Cash (Tampa Bay Rays) and John Schneider (Toronto Blue Jays) are co-listed at +700 to win the honor in 2025.
Longshots to keep an eye on in the AL include Ron Washington of the Los Angeles Angels at +850, A.J. Hinch of the Detroit Tigers (+900) and Athletics skipper Mark Kotsay (+1000).
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Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro (pictured above) was second in AL MOY voting in 2024, behind Vogt. For 2025, he is listed at +1300 odds alongside Texas Rangers veteran leader Bruce Bochy.
AL Manager of the Year: Past 10 Managers To Win Award
Year | Manager | Team |
2024 | Stephen Vogt | Cleveland Guardians |
2023 | Brandon Hyde | Baltimore Orioles |
2022 | Terry Francona | Cleveland Guardians |
2021 | Kevin Cash | Tampa Bay Rays |
2020 | Kevin Cash | Tampa Bay Rays |
2019 | Rocco Baldelli | Minnesota Twins |
2018 | Bob Melvin | Oakland Athletics |
2017 | Paul Molitor | Minnesota Twins |
2016 | Terry Francona | Cleveland Guardians |
2015 | Jeff Banister | Texas Rangers |
Since 2015, the skipper of the Guardians has won the AL MOY award three times. Terry Francona took home top honors in the Junior Circuit in 2016 and 2022, with Vogt joining him during his debut campaign in 2024.
The only other AL squads with multiple winners since 2014 are the Tampa Bay Rays, with Cash winning it in 2020 and 2021, and the Twins under Paul Molitor in 2017 and Baldelli in 2019.
As of Feb. 24, Caesars Kansas Sportsbook lists the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers as a heavy favorite to win the 2025 World Series at +230 odds. The Royals are at +5000.
USA Today photo by Denny Medley
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For the American League Manager of the Year award, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson (+400 odds) and Boston Red Sox skipper Alex Cora (+450) are the current favorites ahead of the 2025 MLB season.
Stephen Vogt was named AL Manager of the Year during the 2024 MLB season, as he led the Cleveland Guardians to their 92-win season that included an AL Central title and an appearance in the ALCS.
Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt won AL Manager of the Year during the 2024 MLB season based on the voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He finished with 142 points (based on his 27 first-place votes) above Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quartraro at 73 points and the Detroit Tigers’ A.J. Hinch at 41 points.
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Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetKansas.com specializing in covering state issues. He covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years.
