Milwaukee's Pat Murphy First to Win 3 Straight Manager of Year Awards. Will Venable Takes AL Honor
- On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award, becoming the first manager in major league history to win the honor in three consecutive seasons.
- Murphy guided the Brewers to a franchise-record 103 victories this season, capped by the club's first World Series championship, outperforming preseason projections that favored the rival Chicago Cubs to win the division.
- BBWAA members awarded Murphy 20 of 30 first-place votes and 124 points, finishing ahead of Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss with 84 points and Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly with 25.
- Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable earned the American League Manager of the Year award after leading the club to the playoffs following three consecutive 100-loss seasons.
- Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold credited Murphy's 'win tonight' philosophy for driving the team's historic performance, while Murphy accepted the award recovering from hip replacement surgery.
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Brewers' Pat Murphy first to win three consecutive Manager of Year awards
<p>Pat Murphy from first-time World Series champion Milwaukee is the NL Manager of the Year, making him the first skipper from either league to win the award three years in a row.</p><p>Milwaukee has won the NL Central in all three seasons with Murphy as its manager after he spent eight seasons on Craig Counsell's staff. The Brewers led the majors this year with a franchise-record 103 wins during the regular season, then in the playoffs swept th…
Brewers Manager Pat Murphy Makes MLB History
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy made history as he took home his third straight National League Manager of the Year Award.The BBWAA announced on Tuesday that Murphy won the NL MOTY honor for the third straight year, beating out runner-up Walt Weiss of the Atlanta Braves.Murphy collected 20 first-place votes, seven second-place votes, and three […]
Brewers’ Pat Murphy wins third straight NL Manager of the Year; Phillies’ Don Mattingly finishes third
Pat Murphy led the Brewers to their first World Series title and an MLB-best 103 victories. Will Venable, who led a turnaround of the White Sox, won in the American League.
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