Eric Wedge and Bob Melvin both won Manager of the Year for their respective leagues, Wedge for the American League and Melvin for the National League, it was announced on Wednesday.
Both managers took their teams to the league championship series in the postseason, Wedge with the Cleveland Indians and Melvin with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wedge's Indians blew a 3-1 series lead against the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS and lost in seven games while Arizona was swept by the Colorado Rockies.
Wedge led Cleveland to a 96-win season and its first division title since 2001. Melvin managed the Diamondbacks to a 90-72 record and its first division title since 2002.
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