Jerry Manuel

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Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr. (born December 23, 1953, in Hahira, Georgia) was a major-league second baseman who became one of the most respected managers of his generation, earning his reputation in Chicago. The National Baseball Hall of Fame, named here as a source, recounts that Manuel was a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers whose playing path was blocked by a famous double-play combination, and that he played for Detroit, Montreal, and San Diego across five major-league seasons. Baseball-Reference's Bullpen biography records that he then led the Chicago White Sox for six seasons, 1998–2003. The Hall of Fame describes the peak: after two second-place finishes, Manuel's 2000 White Sox won 95 games and the American League Central title behind a league-best 978 runs, and Manuel was a landslide winner of the American League Manager of the Year Award. He later managed the New York Mets from 2008 to 2010, and the Hall of Fame gives his combined managerial record as 704–684. His six South Side seasons make him a central figure in White Sox history.

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• Also known as: Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr., The Sage

Notes

Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0299. Firsts disposition: No first claimed. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Manuel's Chicago tenure is the record's center of gravity — six seasons, a division title, and a Manager of the Year award won in a landslide; 'the Sage' nickname, carried in his aliases, matches the reputation the Hall of Fame account describes. Photo: CLEARED — Jerry Manuel.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Relationships

• Chicago White Sox — head coach of
  Jerry Manuel led the Chicago White Sox for six seasons, 1998–2003, winning the AL Central title and AL Manager of the Year in 2000 — per the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Baseball-Reference Bullpen. Manager is carried as head_coach_of under the schema.
• New York Mets — head coach of
  Jerry Manuel managed the New York Mets (2008–2010) after managing the White Sox — per the National Baseball Hall of Fame (704–684 across the White Sox and Mets) and Wikipedia's team list. Endpoint CTL-E-6295 (New York Mets, Organization) verified in entities.json. Manager is carried as head_coach_of under the schema.

Sources

• National Baseball Hall of Fame. "#CardCorner: 1982 Fleer Jerry Manuel." Baseball Hall of Fame. Accessed 2026-11-03. https://baseballhall.org/discover/cardcorner-1982-fleer-jerry-manuel (primary source · build store)
• Baseball-Reference Bullpen. "Jerry Manuel." Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed 2026-11-03. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jerry_Manuel (build store)
• Wikipedia. "Jerry Manuel." Accessed 2026-11-03. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Manuel (build store)

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