Brewers' Murphy wins NL Manager of Year for 2nd straight season

Milwaukee Brewers skipper Pat Murphy was named 2025 National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Murphy, now a winner for the second consecutive season, received 27 first-place votes to easily beat Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Philadelphia Phillies skipper Rob Thomson for the award.

Murphy is the second NL manager to take home the honor in back-to-back seasons, joining Hall of Fame Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox, who won in 2004 and 2005. The only other skippers in either league to capture the award in consecutive years are Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash in 2020 and 2021, and two-time reigning AL winner Stephen Vogt.

This marks the first time in the award's history that both leagues' Managers of the Year were won by the same two skippers in consecutive seasons.

The 66-year-old Murphy led the Brewers to an NL Central title and an eventual berth in the NLCS after winning an MLB-best 97 games with a plus-172 run differential in 2025. His team reached those heights despite a difficult 2024-25 offseason that included losing star shortstop Willy Adames in free agency and trading away top closer Devin Williams.

"I think it's a statement for the Milwaukee Brewers," Murphy said on MLB Network after receiving the honor. "From ownership to the ivory tower to our coaching staff ... it's an organizational award, and I'm very pleased to be part of this organization."

Murphy is the only skipper in Brewers history to win the award. He's also the 17th skipper to win Manager of the Year at least twice since the honor was first handed out in 1983.