Brewer Pat Murphy wins third straight NL Manager of the Year award

Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers made MLB history by winning his third consecutive National League Manager of the Year Award, according to milwaukeesun.com. He is the first manager in either league to win the award three years in a row.

Murphy, in his third season managing the Brewers, led the team to a franchise-record 103 wins, the best in the majors, and their fourth straight NL Central title. The Brewers also won the World Series, their first since 1982, after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series and beating Tampa Bay in the World Series, as reported by chicago.suntimes.com.

Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox was named American League Manager of the Year for the first time. Venable guided the White Sox to an 84-78 record and a playoff berth after the team had lost over 100 games in each of the previous two seasons, according to milwaukeesun.com. The White Sox swept the Houston Astros in the wild-card round but lost to the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Division Series.

Voting for the awards was conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America before the playoffs began. Murphy is the 10th manager to win the award three or more times, joining notable managers such as Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa, and Buck Showalter, according to milwaukeesun.com and chicago.suntimes.com.

Murphy was recovering from hip replacement surgery when the award was announced, and the Brewers have achieved success despite playing in MLB's smallest market and having a payroll in the bottom half of the majors, reported chicago.suntimes.com.