The Brewers skipper, who just led Milwaukee to its first World Series title, accepted the honor from a hospital bed after hip replacement surgery.
Pat Murphy has made a habit of this. The Brewers manager won NL Manager of the Year for a third consecutive season, becoming the first manager in MLB history to do so three straight times. Only Bobby Cox and Kevin Cash had ever managed back-to-back wins, and neither got a third.
Murphy has held the award every year since taking over as Milwaukee's manager before the 2024 season. This latest one comes two weeks after the Brewers won the franchise's first World Series title, which makes a case for his biggest achievement of the year having some competition.
The announcement came with a detail only Murphy could pull off: he accepted the award from a hospital bed, telling MLB Network he had recently undergone hip replacement surgery. The 67-year-old received 20 of 30 first-place votes in the balloting.
Three straight awards, one championship, and a fresh hip. Not a bad couple of weeks for a 67-year-old who just keeps winning.