Brewers' Pat Murphy, White Sox's Will Venable Win National League, American League Manager Of The Year Awards

Andrew Powell Wed, November 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTC

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Brewers' Pat Murphy, White Sox's Will Venable Win National League, American League Manager Of The Year Awards ©(Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

A job well done by both.

Leading the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship in franchise history, Pat Murphy won the award for 2026 National League Manager of the Year. Being named the victor Tuesday, Murphy is the first to take home the trophy for three straight seasons.

In his second year as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Will Venable has been named the American League Manager of the Year, doing so after losing 102 games in the 2025 season. (RELATED: Mets To Meet With Tarik Skubal As Free Agency Begins: REPORT)

Murphy defeated finalists Walt Weiss (Atlanta Braves) and Don Mattingly (Philadelphia Phillies), and became the first to be the victor for three consecutive years since the award was launched in 1983.

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In the voting done by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Murphy recorded 20 first-place votes and had 124 voting points, which was a blowaway from Weiss' seven first-place votes and 86 points, and Mattingly's one first-place vote and 25 points. Finishing fourth was Padres manager Craig Stammen, who had two first-place votes and 24 points.

With 15 first-place votes and 111 points, Venable was named the AL Manager of the Year, clipping Kevin Cash (Tampa Bay Rays), who tallied 12 first-place votes and 98 points. Recording three first-place votes and 47 points, Chad Tracy (Boston Red Sox) finished in third place.

Winning the World Series title, nobody was beating Pat Murphy for NL Manager of the Year, so it's no surprise there. And same for the American League with Will Venable flipping the White Sox from 102 losses in 2025 to postseason in 2026.

Clear victors here in my opinion, well deserved.

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