Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy won a record third consecutive National League Manager of the Year award Tuesday, while the Chicago White Sox's Will Venable took the American League honor after a 24-win turnaround.

No manager had won three straight since the award began in 1983. Murphy, 67, spoke to MLB Network from a hospital bed following recent hip replacement surgery. He underwent back surgery in June during Milwaukee's championship season, according to MLB.com.

"I don't necessarily think I'm deserving, to be quite honest with you," Murphy told MLB Network. "It's more a matter of just keeping everything in perspective, but I'm super, super grateful."

The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the results Tuesday night on MLB Network during its awards week. Murphy appeared on all NL ballots, collecting 20 first-place votes for a total of 124 points.

Walt Weiss placed second with 86 points after guiding the Atlanta Braves to the NL East title in his first season as manager. Philadelphia's Don Mattingly placed third.

Voting preceded the postseason, which meant Milwaukee's first World Series championship did not count toward the award. The Brewers swept Los Angeles, the two-time defending champion, in the NL Championship Series before beating Tampa Bay in a five-game World Series.

Milwaukee posted a 103-59 record, the best in baseball and a franchise high for wins, and secured its fourth consecutive NL Central title.

The Chicago Cubs had been the consensus favorites for the division entering the season after the Brewers traded ace Freddy Peralta and lost Jose Quintana to free agency. Milwaukee leaned on Jacob Misiorowski's breakout season, while rookie pitchers made 80 starts, the most in the majors.

Murphy removed rookie Cooper Pratt from a game in August after Pratt did not run hard toward second on a bloop single, ESPN reported. Later in the season, according to ESPN, Murphy used a pinch hitter for catcher Willson Contreras, who had not run hard on a ground ball to shortstop earlier in the game.

After taking World Series MVP honors, Contreras said earlier of Murphy, "I love the guy. I love that he's honest."

Venable's White Sox finished 84-78 this season, up from 60-102 the year before. Chicago hired Venable after its 121 losses in 2024, the highest total in baseball's Modern Era.

Chicago became MLB's first postseason team to qualify after losing at least 100 games in both preceding seasons. The White Sox took the third AL wild card after adding Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami and left-handers Anthony Kay and Sean Newcomb. They swept the Houston Astros and opened the AL Division Series with two wins, but Cleveland took the next three games.

"This group in Spring Training developed a belief in themselves, a belief in each other, and then went out and did it," Venable said.

"A really special group that created a belief early on in the year... our guys just never backed down."@whitesox manager Will Venable shares what he learned from this season on his way to winning AL Manager of the Year.

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 11, 2026

Venable is the sixth White Sox manager to win the award, and the first since Ozzie Guillén in 2005.

Venable earned 111 points, with 15 first-place votes among the 30 ballots. Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay, the majors' longest-tenured manager, placed second with 98 points after taking the Rays to the AL East title and the AL pennant.

Boston's Chad Tracy finished third after replacing Alex Cora, who was fired after a 10-17 start.