Pat Murphy becomes first manager to win award three years running
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for the third successive season, an unprecedented streak. He received 124 points and appeared on all 30 ballots. Atlanta’s Walt Weiss finished second, followed by Philadelphia’s Don Mattingly. The result also makes Murphy the tenth manager to receive the award at least three times.
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Murphy sets a new consecutive-award record
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for a third straight season. No manager had previously won the award in three consecutive years. His latest success follows the honours he received in 2024 and 2025, extending a sequence that is now unique in the award's history.[1], [2]
The voting gave Murphy 124 points. He received 20 first-place votes, seven second-place votes and three third-place votes, making him the only manager included on all 30 ballots. Every writer taking part therefore placed him among their three selections, with two-thirds of the first-place votes going to the Brewers manager.[1]
Weiss finishes second ahead of Mattingly
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss finished second with 86 points. His total came from seven first-place votes, 16 second-place votes and three third-place votes. Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly took third place on 25 points, one point ahead of San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen, who had 24 points.[1]
Stammen received two first-place votes, while Mattingly received one. Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers finished with seven points, Craig Counsell of the Chicago Cubs with three and Don Kelly of the Pittsburgh Pirates with one. Two writers representing each National League city submitted ballots, and the BBWAA published all 30 individual voting choices.[1]
Murphy joins the three-time winners
Murphy is the tenth manager to receive the award at least three times. The three-time winners include Dusty Baker, Jim Leyland, Joe Maddon, Lou Piniella, Bob Melvin and Terry Francona. The overall record remains four awards, shared by Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa and Buck Showalter; Murphy's new record concerns consecutive seasons.[1]
Earlier back-to-back winners included Cox in 2004 and 2005, Kevin Cash in 2020 and 2021, and Stephen Vogt in 2024 and 2025. Murphy also remains the only Brewers manager to have won the award. His predecessor in Milwaukee, Counsell, had finished as runner-up four times without claiming the prize during those campaigns.[1]
