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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1 fired MLB manager bizarrely gets a Manager of the Year vote
One baseball figure is getting something to smile about in the unemployment line. Major League Baseball officially announced the 2026 winners for American League and National League Manager of the Year. Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable took home the award in the AL, and Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy (who led the team to …
Manager Pat Murphy, who led the Milwaukee Brewers to their first-ever World Series championship, has won the Major League Baseball (MLB) National League Manager of the Year award for the third consecutive year. Winning the award in the same league for three years in a row is a first not only in the National League but also across the entire American League. (BBWA)
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…
Pat Murphy took Milwaukee to his first world title and was named best coach of the National League, winning the award for the third year in a row. The Brewers, with a modest budget, stood out with 103 wins and beat the Dodgers and Tampa Bay in the playoffs.
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