Stephen Vogt and Emmanuel Clase will find out next week whether or not they have won top honors by vote of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Stephen Vogt and Emmanuel Clase are finalists for two of baseball's top awards handed out annually by the BBWAA.CLEVELAND, Ohio — Stephen Vogt and Emmanuel Clase moved closer to achieving two of baseball’s top honors Monday when they were named finalists for the Manager of the Year and Cy Young awards in the American League as voted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for 2024.
Clase is the overwhelming favorite to win the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year award when it is announced Thursday. He seeks to become the first closer to win baseball’s top pitching honor since Eric Gagne in 2003.See our list and how we ranked them. Vogt became the fifth Cleveland manager to win at least 90 games in his first full season, and the fifth in MLB history to lead his team to the playoffs within two seasons of his playing career. He navigated the early loss of Cy Young winner Shane Bieber from the starting rotation and managed Cleveland’s bullpen into the top relief unit in the game.Cleveland remained in first place for all but six days during the regular season after racing out to a 51-26 record in June.
Clase, meanwhile, turned in one of the most dominant seasons by a relief pitcher in club history. He set a new single-season career high with 47 saves in 50 opportunities, marking the most saves by a Cleveland pitcher in a single year. Clase earned his 150th career save with Cleveland on Aug. 30 to pass Cody Allen for the club’s all-time saves record.
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