Baltimore’s Brandon Hyde, Miami’s Skip Schumaker win Manager of the Year honors

FILE - Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watches play against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader April 29, 2023, in Detroit. Hyde was named AL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, in voting announced Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FILE - Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde watches play against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader April 29, 2023, in Detroit. Hyde was named AL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, in voting announced Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

By NOAH TRISTER / AP Baseball Writer November 14, 2023 4 min read

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brandon Hyde’s journey from the depths of a Baltimore rebuild to AL Manager of the Year required quite a bit of fortitude.

When asked what quality was most important to that rise, he was candid.

“I want to say patience, but I think I was guilty a lot of nights of not being patient,” Hyde said. “I think consistent around the players. I think I hid a lot of things from them — in a good way.”

Hyde was voted American League Manager of the Year on Tuesday night after guiding the Orioles to an AL-best 101 victories just two years after a 110-loss season. Miami’s Skip Schumaker won the National League award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Hyde led Baltimore through some very lean years before the Orioles improved to 83-79 in 2022 and he finished second in voting to Cleveland manager Terry Francona.