Brewers’ Pat Murphy makes history with third straight NL Manager of the Year award
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Key Points:
- Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for a record third consecutive season, becoming the first to achieve this feat.
- Murphy is the 10th manager to win the award three or more times and the only Brewers manager to have won it; his predecessor, Craig Counsell, finished second four times.
- The award voting system allocates five points for first place, three for second, and one for third, with Murphy being the only manager named on all ballots.
- Other notable multi-time winners include Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, and Buck Showalter, each with four awards, and several managers with three awards such as Dusty Baker and Joe Maddon.
- Walt Weiss of the Braves and Don Mattingly of the Phillies were runners-up in the 2026 voting, with Murphy securing 124 points to lead the field.
