Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable and Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy were named the 2026 Managers of the Year in their respective leagues by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) on Tuesday. The awards are voted on by 30 members of the BBWAA, with ballots submitted before the playoffs so only regular-season performance is considered.
National League: Pat Murphy makes history with threepeat
Murphy became the first manager ever to win the award in three consecutive seasons and the tenth person overall with three Manager of the Year honors. He guided the small-market Brewers to a franchise-record 103-59 record and a major-league-best +214 run differential, securing their fourth straight NL Central title. The Brewers' World Series victory did not factor into the voting. Murphy received 20 first-place votes and 124 total points, ahead of Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (86 points) and Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly (25 points).
American League: Will Venable leads historic White Sox turnaround
Venable orchestrated a 24-win improvement as the White Sox went 84-78 after a 60-102 season in 2025 and a modern-era record 41-121 in 2024. Chicago became the first team in history to reach the postseason after losing at least 100 games in each of the previous two seasons. Venable earned 15 first-place votes and 111 points, edging Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash (98 points) and Boston Red Sox manager Chad Tracy (47 points). Venable joins Ozzie Guillen, Jerry Manuel, Gene Lamont, Jeff Torborg, and Tony La Russa as White Sox managers to win the award.
