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Former Detroit Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon finished fourth in American League Manager of the Year voting for the 2014 season.

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The new manager of the Detroit Tigers did not receive any votes for American League Manager of the Year. But the team's former hitting coach did.

Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter received 25 of the 30 first-place votes and was named AL Manager of the Year. Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon, the hitting coach for the Tigers before being hired by Seattle prior to the 2014 season, finished fourth in the voting.

Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels finished second in the balloting, followed by Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost and McClendon, who received one first-place vote.

Voting for all the Baseball Writers Association of America Awards announced this week are conducted prior to the start of the playoffs. Two members of the BBWAA from each of the 15 AL cities participate in the voting. The two voters from the Detroit chapters turned in these ballots:

John Lowe, Detroit Free Press:

Jon Paul Morosi, Foxsports.com:

Nine AL teams finished the season with winning records. Managers of seven of those nine teams appeared on at least on Manager of the Year ballot. Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons were the only two managers of winning teams who did not receive at least one vote.

Matt Williams of the Washington Nationals was named the National League Manager of the Year. Voting was conducted prior to the start of the playoffs, so it includes only the regular season.

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