Pat Murphy made history, becoming the first manager EVER to win three consecutive Manager of the Year awards, snatching the National League honor for the third straight time. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced it Tuesday night, recognizing a Brewers squad that absolutely steamrolled the regular season with baseball’s best record, 103-59, plus their fourth straight NL Central title. And yeah, while they also clinched the World Series, that championship run didn’t even factor into this award, which is pure regular season gold.
Murphy’s Historic Run for the Brewers
What Murphy pulled off for Milwaukee is just insane. He’s the first manager to ever win three straight Manager of the Year awards, and only the tenth person overall to hit three wins in their career. Seriously, the Brewers, a small-market team, went out and logged baseball’s best record, 103-59, with a bonkers +214 run differential. That 103-win mark is a franchise record and the most wins in MLB since 2023. Talk about setting a new standard! Before Murphy, the Brewers had never even had a Manager of the Year winner. This guy’s basically rewritten their history books in three years at the helm.
The voting wasn’t even close, with Murphy raking in 20 first-place votes out of 30. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss, who guided his team to an NL East title, finished behind him, as did Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly. Mattingly took over as interim manager on April 28 after the Phillies fired their previous skipper, and Philadelphia went on to have baseball’s fourth-best record after that change. Think about that: Mattingly did a great job, Weiss won a division, and Murphy still blew them out of the water. Bobby Cox (2004-05), Kevin Cash (2020-21), and Stephen Vogt (2024-25) are the only other managers who’ve even won two consecutive awards, and Vogt wasn’t even an AL finalist this season. Murphy’s three-peat is something else entirely.
Venable’s Stunning White Sox Turnaround
Over in the American League, Will Venable was named Manager of the Year for orchestrating a massive 24-win year-to-year improvement for the White Sox. This guy guided his team to their first postseason berth since 2021, which is a huge deal for that club. A 24-win jump is no joke, and it shows the kind of impact a manager can have when they get their squad locked in. He truly shook things up in the AL.
With these awards locked in, it’s clear Murphy and Venable have set a new standard for their clubs. All eyes will be on them next season to see if they can keep this momentum rolling and push their teams even further.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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