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Murphy led the Brewers to a World Series championship and a record 103 wins, becoming the first coach in history to win the Head Coach of the Year award three consecutive years. He also set several team and league records.
The 2026 Manager of the Year Awards were announced today. Brewers coach Pat Murphy led the team to win the first World Series championship in team history this year, and also became the first coach in history to win the Manager of the Year award three years in a row. In the American League, White Sox coach Will Venable won the award.
The Head Coach of the Year award is voted on by 30 Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) members (two from each National League city) after the regular season. At the time, the Brewers had only won the National League Central Division championship for four consecutive years, but Murphy led the team to a major league-best 103 wins in the regular season, once again breaking the best record in team history.
Now Murphy is not only the coach who led the Brewers to win a World Championship, but also won the BBWAA National League Manager of the Year Award, becoming the ninth head coach in history to win that award and a World Series championship in the same season.
Murphy became the first coach in history to win the Head Coach of the Year award three consecutive years. He has won all three Best Head Coach awards in Brewers history. He became the fourth head coach in history to win the award three times with the same team, following Bobby Cox, Dusty Baker and Terry Francona.
Under Murphy’s leadership the Brewers became the first team in major league history to win 100 games in a regular season without winning more than five consecutive games. The team’s home runs rank second to last in the major leagues, but runs batted in are second highest. The team’s score differential reached +214 points, which was not only the best in the major leagues, but also set a new record in team history, surpassing the +174 points set by the 1982 American League champion Brewers.
In terms of pitchers, Brandon Woodruff missed most of the season and Quinn Priester was out for the entire season. However, the Brewers arranged for rookie pitchers to start in 80 of the 162 regular season games, the highest ratio in the major leagues.
Murphy can effectively manage the team’s strengths and allow players to make full use of their abilities. Dodgers head coach Dave Roberts also said this before being defeated by the Brewers in the National League Championship Series: “I think Murphy is great the way he leads the team.” I definitely believe the Brewers play the game the way baseball should be played, and every game is very competitive.
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He led the team to win the first World Series championship in team history. He also recorded a major league-best 103 wins in the regular season and once again set a new record for wins in team history, becoming one of the most watched coaches on the team and in the league this season.
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Because he became the first coach in history to win the Head Coach of the Year award for three consecutive years. In addition, he also won all three awards for the Brewers, which shows that his coaching achievements are unprecedented.
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Although the team’s main pitcher was absent for a long time, the team still arranged for rookies to start 80 out of 162 games, the highest ratio in the major leagues. Also, they had fewer home runs, but finished second in runs scored, showing excellent overall scheduling.
