It's a little early in the year to be receiving hardware, but Trey Hillman's cup overflowed in 2006.
Trey Hillman, manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, poses with his Foreign Sportswriters
Association of Japan 2006 Foreign Sportsman of the Year trophy on Monday night in Tokyo.
YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTOIn his fourth year managing the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Hillman led the team to nearly every championship possible: the regular-season Pacific League crown, the postseason Pacific League championship, the Asia Series title and the franchise's first Japan Series crown in 44 years.