Pat Murphy Wins Third Straight NL Manager of the Year; Will Venable Takes AL Honors

Pat Murphy earned 124 points to win his third consecutive NL Manager of the Year award after leading the Brewers to a franchise-record 103 wins.

Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first person to win the BBWAA's National League Manager of the Year Award in three consecutive seasons on Tuesday. Murphy received 20 first-place votes and 124 total points, finishing ahead of Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (86 points) and Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly (25 points). Under Murphy’s leadership, the Brewers achieved a franchise-record 103 wins and secured their first World Series title.

In the American League, Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox won the honor with 15 first-place votes and 111 total points. Venable edged out Kevin Cash of the Tampa Bay Rays, who received 12 first-place votes and 98 points, while Chad Tracy of the Boston Red Sox finished third with 47 points. Venable led the White Sox to their first postseason appearance since 2021, one year after the team suffered 121 losses.

Murphy’s Brewers led the majors in wins for the second straight year despite losing veteran pitchers Freddy Peralta and Jose Quintana in the offseason. The staff relied on 80 starts from rookie pitchers and a breakout performance from Jacob Misiorowski. Milwaukee maintained the top spot in the NL Central from May 19 onward, concluding the season and playoffs on a 39-13 run starting August 15.

In the NL voting, Craig Stammen of the San Diego Padres finished fourth with 24 points. The AL finalist Kevin Cash guided the Rays to an AL-best 98-64 record. Both third-place finishers, Mattingly and Tracy, took over their respective teams mid-season following 9-19 and 10-17 starts. Voting for these awards is conducted by the BBWAA prior to the start of the postseason.