| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| League | Pacific Coast League |
| Awarded for | Best regular-season manager in the Pacific Coast League |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Presented by | Pacific Coast League |
| History | |
| First award | Johnny Lipon (1967) |
| Most wins | Fran Riordan (3) Dan Rohn (3) |
| Most recent | Fran Riordan (2025) |
The Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Pacific Coast League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. [1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other team representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. [2] [3] Though the league was established in 1903, [4] the award was not created until 1967. [5] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [6] the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022. [7] [8]
The only managers to win the award on three occasions are Fran Riordan, who won in 2019, 2023, and 2025, and Dan Rohn, who was selected in 2001, 2004, and 2005. Four others have each won twice: Rocky Bridges, Stubby Clapp, Jim Lefebvre, and Jimy Williams. Clapp (2017 and 2018), Lefebvre (1985 and 1986), and Rohn (2004 and 2005) won the award in consecutive years.
Seven managers from the Tacoma Rainiers have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Las Vegas Aviators and Phoenix Firebirds (5); the Tucson Sidewinders (4); the Hawaii Islanders, Iowa Cubs, Portland Beavers, and Salt Lake City Angels (3); the Albuquerque Dukes, Albuquerque Isotopes, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Memphis Redbirds, Nashville Sounds, Oklahoma City Comets, Salt Lake Bees, and Spokane Indians (2); and the Edmonton Trappers, Eugene Emeralds, Reno Aces, Round Rock Express, Sacramento River Cats, Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Tulsa Oilers, and Vancouver Canadians (1).
Eight managers from the Athletics Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers organization (7); the San Francisco Giants organization (5); the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners organizations (4); the Cleveland Guardians and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Diego Padres organizations (1).
| 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 |
Active Pacific Coast League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Rainiers (Tacoma Cubs/Tigers) | 7 | 1969, 1981, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2021 |
| Las Vegas Aviators (Las Vegas 51s) | 5 | 2002, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
| Phoenix Firebirds (Phoenix Giants) | 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1997 | |
| Tucson Sidewinders (Tucson Toros) | 4 | 1980, 1991, 1994, 2006 |
| Hawaii Islanders | 3 | 1970, 1975, 1984 |
| Iowa Cubs | 1998, 2008, 2010 | |
| Portland Beavers | 1967, 1983, 1993 | |
| Salt Lake City Angels (Salt Lake City Gulls) | 1971, 1976, 1979 | |
| Albuquerque Dukes | 2 | 1988, 1990 |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 2009, 2012 | |
| Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1989, 1992 | |
| Memphis Redbirds | 2017, 2018 | |
| Nashville Sounds | 2007, 2016 | |
| Oklahoma City Comets (Oklahoma RedHawks/Oklahoma City Dodgers) | 1999, 2015 | |
| Salt Lake Bees (Salt Lake Buzz) | 2000, 2013 | |
| Spokane Indians | 1970, 1982 | |
| Edmonton Trappers | 1 | 1996 |
| Eugene Emeralds | 1972 | |
| Reno Aces | 2022 | |
| Round Rock Express | 2011 | |
| Sacramento River Cats | 2003 | |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2024 | |
| Tulsa Oilers | 1968 | |
| Vancouver Canadians | 1995 |
Active Pacific Coast League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics (Oakland Athletics) | 8 | 1981, 1996, 1987, 2003, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025 |
| Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) | 7 | 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1995, 2013 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1970, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2015 | |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 | 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1997 |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 1969, 1998, 2008, 2010 |
| Houston Astros | 1980, 1991, 1994, 2024 | |
| Seattle Mariners | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2021 | |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 3 | 1967, 1989, 1992 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1968, 2017, 2018 | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 2006, 2022 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1993, 2000 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1972, 1983 | |
| Texas Rangers | 1999, 2011 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 2007 |
| New York Mets | 2014 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1984 | |
| San Diego Padres | 1975 |