White Sox' Will Venable named AL Manager of the Year Chicago Sun-Times. Venable, 44, received 111 points and 15 first-place votes to beat Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash, who came in second place with 98 points and 12 first-place votes. Will Venable was named the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s 2026 American League Manager of the Year in his second season with the White Sox. Those results were announced by Larry Bowa.