Brewers’ Pat Murphy, White Sox’s Will Venable Named 2026 Managers Of The Year

Brewers manager Pat Murphy became the first skipper in either league to win NL Manager of the Year three straight times — and learned it from his hospital bed after having hip replacement surgery the day before the announcement.
The award capped a banner season for Milwaukee: a franchise‑record 103 wins, a sweep of the Dodgers in the NLCS and the club’s first World Series title, despite being a small‑market team with a modest payroll.
Will Venable won AL Manager of the Year after engineering a dramatic turnaround for the White Sox — taking them from consecutive 100‑loss seasons (including 121 losses in 2024) to a playoff berth.