Pat Murphy Three-Peats as Cy Young Night Arrives
Murphy's three-peat is a first since the award began in 1983, and Will Venable took the American League honor for the White Sox.
Pat Murphy won a third straight NL Manager of the Year award on Tuesday, and the Cy Young winners are announced tonight.
Pat Murphy won his third straight National League Manager of the Year award on Tuesday, a first in the award's history. [Milwaukee's Pat Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards, Will Venable takes AL honor — NBC Sports]
Murphy was named on all 30 ballots and took 20 first-place votes after Milwaukee's franchise-record 103-win season. Will Venable won the American League award, and the week turns tonight to the Cy Young and the first Reliever of the Year vote. [Milwaukee's Pat Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards, Will Venable takes AL honor — NBC Sports]
No manager in either league had won the award three years running since it was first handed out in 1983. Murphy, 67, has now won it in each of his three seasons in Milwaukee, and he accepted this one from a hospital bed while recovering from hip replacement surgery. He's the 10th manager to win the award three times. [Milwaukee's Pat Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards, Will Venable takes AL honor — NBC Sports] [MLB Awards 2026: Full List of Winners for Baseball's Top Annual Honors — Sports Illustrated]
The vote also understates his year. Balloting closed before the postseason, so the Brewers' World Series championship isn't in the tally. The 103 wins were the most in baseball, and the title run came on top of them. [Milwaukee's Pat Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards, Will Venable takes AL honor — NBC Sports]
Venable's case was a turnaround. The Chicago White Sox became the first team in major league history to reach the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons, and Venable edged Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash in a close vote. He's the sixth White Sox manager to win the award. [Milwaukee's Pat Murphy first to win 3 straight Manager of Year awards, Will Venable takes AL honor — NBC Sports]
Monday's Rookie of the Year vote opened the week. Detroit infielder Kevin McGonigle won the American League award in a landslide — 28 of 30 first-place votes and 204 points, ahead of Cleveland pitcher Parker Messick's 122 — and Cincinnati first baseman Sal Stewart won the National League award. [MLB Awards 2026: Full List of Winners for Baseball's Top Annual Honors — Sports Illustrated]
Tonight belongs to the pitchers. Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski is the National League Cy Young favorite after leading the majors with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts, against Atlanta's Chris Sale and Philadelphia's Cristopher Sanchez. The American League race runs through New York's Cam Schlittler (1.95 ERA, 239 strikeouts), Toronto's Dylan Cease and Messick, who's a finalist in two categories in the same week. The writers also name the first Relievers of the Year tonight. [BBWAA announces finalists for MLB's major awards — theScore]
The week closes Thursday with the MVPs: Pete Crow-Armstrong's 40-40 season for the Cubs against Shohei Ohtani and Murphy's own Brice Turang in the National League, and Yordan Alvarez's Triple Crown push for Houston against Junior Caminero and Bobby Witt Jr. in the American. [BBWAA announces finalists for MLB's major awards — theScore]
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