Pitcher Jose Fernandez of the Marlins is voted the National League Rookie of the Year, while OF Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays, who was obtained in a big off-season trade, is the winner in the American League.
General Manager Ben Cherington of the Boston Red Sox is named The Sporting News Executive of the Year for his remarkable work in rebuilding the team after it finished last in the AL Central in 2012, taking it all the way to a World Series title.
Rays outfielder Wil Myers, obtained in the off-season from the Royals along with three other prospects in exchange for James Shields and Wade Davis, wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The 22 year-old North Carolina native, who received 23 of 30 first-place votes from the BBWAA, joins third baseman Evan Longoria (2008) and right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (2011) as the third Tampa Bay player in the last six years to cop the freshman honor.
The Dodgers confirm their manager Don Mattingly will return for his fourth season with the team. The skipper’s future in Los Angeles was uncertain early in the season until the club went on a record-setting 42-8 tear en route to the NL West division title
Rick Renteria becomes the Cubs’ 53rd manager in franchise history, the fourth in the last five years, when he signs a three-year contract with two club option years with the last-place team that finished the season with 96 losses. Chicago’s new 51 year-old skipper has spent the last three seasons as Bud Black’s bench coach in San Diego.
2013 – There are nine first-time winners among the recipients of the Silver Slugger Award for 2013. 1B Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Davis are among the first-time honorees, while 2B Robinson Cano wins the award for the fourth straight year.
2013 – Harris County voters reject a bond issue to renovate and repurpose the long-vacant Astrodome by a vote of 53% to 47%.
The Mariners name Lloyd McClendon to manage the team, replacing Eric Wedge, who announced his retirement at the end of the season. Seattle’s new skipper, who spent the last eight seasons as a coach with Detroit, managed the Pirates for five years, compiling a 336-446 record from 2001 through 2005.
The Mets and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announce the launch of a five-year multimedia marketing partnership. WOR (710 AM) will become the team’s flagship radio station, replacing WFAN (660 AM), which will now be broadcasting Yankee games after carrying the Amazins’ for the past 26 years.
The recently retired Mariano Rivera is named the Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, while Francisco Liriano wins the award in the National League. Liriano had won in the 2010 AL and becomes the second player to win it in each loop, after Rick Sutcliffe.
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