So much for the idea that Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was possibly headed into a lame duck ‍season, with ESPN reporting Friday that the two-time American League Manager of the Year already signed an extension that never was announced.

The report indicates that Vogt’s extension went into ‌effect before the 2025 season, after ‌he won his first AL Manager of the Year Award. The Guardians went 92-69 in 2024. Cleveland then advanced to the American League Championship Series after votes from writers had been cast.

Vogt, 41, again was named ‍the top AL manager after the Guardians went 88-74 this past season before they were eliminated in ‍the AL wild-card round.

When Vogt was named Guardians manager in November of 2023, his contract had been announced at three years.

Vogt spent

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