NEW YORK -- Among Buck Showalter's many accolades as a Major League manager, he can now add this: No one has won more Manager of the Year Awards.

Showalter took home his fourth such honor on Tuesday night, receiving eight of a possible 30 first-place votes in National League balloting. The accolade pulls him even with Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox for the most Manager of the Year Awards in history.

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In addition, Showalter is the only manager to win the award with four different franchises, as well as one of eight to earn it in both leagues He previously won with the Yankees in 1994, the Rangers in 2004 and the Orioles in 2014. Showalter and Yogi Berra are the only managers to guide both the Mets and Yankees to the playoffs.

"I'm hoping, and rightfully so, that it's something that everybody takes great pride in," Showalter said. "It is a recognition of the organization as a whole. The challenge is to maintain and sustain that credibility that you've worked so hard for the organization to have. … It's a great honor for the organization and the coaching staff and so many people that went into the year."

Showalter owns the second-most wins in Major League history without a World Series title (1,652), trailing only Gene Mauch (1,902) in that category. He is 19th overall on the all-time MLB wins list.

Now 66 years old, Showalter joined the Mets last offseason to provide stability to their structure under owner Steve Cohen and general manager Billy Eppler, after the Mets cycled through four other managers in the previous five seasons. The return on investment was immediate, as the club improved from a 77-win team in 2022 to a 101-win club under Showalter's stewardship. The record was the second-best in franchise history, and the year-over-year improvement was the greatest for a new manager in franchise history.

"Buck poured every ounce of himself into making the Mets better on a daily basis," Eppler said in a statement. "I'm thrilled the voters recognized what I got to witness every day this season."

But Showalter's Mets stumbled at the end of the summer, guiding the Mets to a 16-13 record over their final 29 games, including a sweep at the hands of the Braves on the season's final weekend. New York finished in second place, then lost a best-of-three Wild Card Series to the Padres.

"The game's not always fair, but there's also 29 other teams that don't think the season's fair," Showalter said. "You grind like heck to have a chance to roll the dice in October, and that's what we're going to try to do again."

Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America submitted ballots for Manager of the Year before the start of the playoffs. Showalter edged out second-place finisher Dave Roberts -- who guided the Dodgers to 111 wins -- by 20 points. Brian Snitker of the Braves came in just behind Roberts, followed by Oliver Marmol of the Cardinals, Rob Thomson of the Phillies and Bob Melvin of the Padres.

"This is a well-deserved honor," Cohen said in a statement. "There is no doubt Buck had the players' respect and they played hard for him. He is one of the sharpest minds in the game and he builds a winning culture."

The Manager of the Year Award is the first in Mets history, leaving the Brewers as the only MLB franchise without one. (The prize was created in 1983, so Hall of Famer Gil Hodges was never eligible to win; Davey Johnson was a notable snub in 1986.) As far as the BBWAA's major awards go, the Mets have seven Cy Young winners, six Rookies of the Year and one Manager of the Year. They have never won an MVP.

Showalter, who will return in 2023 on the second season of a three-year contract, faces another challenge next summer, as his roster could look significantly different by Opening Day. Regardless of what happens with Jacob deGrom, Brandon Nimmo and others in free agency, it will be Showalter's job to ensure the team once again gels.

"The goal is to be the last team standing," Showalter said. "That's what we're working toward now."