Images: Chicago Cubs' Joe Maddon is the 2015 National League Manager of the Year
See Joe Maddon from his 2015 season with the Chicago Cubs. Maddon on Tuesday night was named Major League Baseball's National League Manager of the Year, the club's first since Lou Piniella in 2008. Other Cubs skippers so honored through the years have included Don Zimmer in 1989 and Jim Frey in 1984.
Joe Maddon is introduced as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs baseball team Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in Chicago.
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In this March 1, 2015, file photo, Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon talks during a spring training baseball workout in Mesa, Ariz. The last crown they wore came in 1908, before Wrigley Field was built. Now, as the old ballpark gets renovated, the franchise is being refurbished, too.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon center, argues with home plate umpire Andy Fletcher right, as catcher David Ross left, looks on during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in Chicago. Los Angeles won 4-0.
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Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, left, celebrates with manager Joe Maddon after scoring on a single hit by Starlin Castro during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
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Cub manager Joe Maddon looks over the field against the Cardinals during the opening of the 2015 baseball season at Wrigley Field.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, right, yells at home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn after being ejected by Reyburn during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in St. Louis.
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Chicago Cubs' Chris Coghlan, right, is congratulated by manager Joe Maddon after scoring during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in St. Louis.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, right, yells at home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn after being ejected by Reyburn during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in St. Louis.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon watches during the first inning of a baseball game between the Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in Cleveland.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, left, celebrates with Anthony Rizzo after the Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 in a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon applauds during a replay of Jake Arrieta's no hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as Arieta was honored before a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon looks out from the dugout during the first inning of the Cubs' baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Detroit.
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Chris Denorfia of the Chicago Cubs belted an eleventh-inning home run to win against the Kansas City Royals at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Here Denorfia is congratulated by Manager Joe Maddon.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon watches over a spring training baseball workout Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, in Mesa, Ariz.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon acknowledges the crowd before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Chicago.
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New York Mets manager Terry Collins hugs Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon before Game 1 of the National League baseball championship series Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in New York.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon works with his team in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Monday, July 27, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon argues a call with umpire Hunter Wendelstedt during the third inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, in Milwaukee.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon watches batting practice before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, right, argues with home plate umpire Sam Holbrook during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon watches from the dugout during the second inning of Game 1 of the National League baseball championship series against the New York Mets Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in New York.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon waits for pitcher Jake Arrieta to arrive in the locker room to begin celebrating a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League wild card baseball game Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Pittsburgh.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, right, talks to Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, before Game 3 of the National League baseball championship series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago.
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