Brewers’ Pat Murphy makes history with third straight NL Manager of the Year award

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for a record third straight season.

Murphy is the 10th manager to win this award three or more times and the first to do so in three consecutive seasons. He had been one of four managers honored two years in a row. Bobby Cox of the Braves won the National League in 2004 and 2005. Kevin Cash of the Rays won the American League award in 2020 and 2021 and Stephen Vogt of the Guardians did so in 2024 and 2025.

Cox, Tony La Russa and Buck Showalter share the record with four victories each. Cox won in the AL with the Blue Jays in 1985 and in the NL with the Braves in 1991, 2004 and 2005. La Russa won in the AL with the White Sox in 1983, with the Athletics in 1988 and 1992 and in the NL with the Cardinals in 2002. Showalter won in the AL with the Yankees in 1994, the Rangers in 2004 and Orioles in 2014 and in the Netherlands with the Mets in 2022.

Murphy joins three-time Dutch winner Dusty Baker with the Giants in 1993, 1997 and 2000; Jim Leyland in the NL with the Pirates in 1990 and 1992 and in the AL with the Tigers in 2006; Joe Maddon in the AL with the Rays in 2008 and 2011 and in the NL with the Cubs in 2015; Lou Piniella in the AL with the Mariners in 1995 and 2001 and in the NL with the Cubs in 2008; Bob Melvin in the AL with the Athletics in 2012 and 2018 and in the NL with the Diamondbacks in 2007 and Terry Francona in the AL with Cleveland in 2013, 2016 and 2022.

Murphy, the only manager to be named on all ballots, is the only Brewers skipper to win the award. His predecessor in Milwaukee, Craig Counsell, now with the Cubs, finished second four times.

Ballots were submitted before the playoffs. They are compiled according to a system that awards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.

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Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two authors representing each National League city. For more information on voting, see our Voting FAQ.