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Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaround

Will Venable is the AL Manager of the Year after the Chicago White Sox became the first team in major league history to make the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons. Venable won in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of…

By Stephen Hawkins · Chron

Published: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Pat Murphy won his third consecutive NL Manager of the Year award, while Will Venable claimed the AL honor.
Murphy became the first manager in Major League Baseball history to win the award three years in a row.
Murphy led the Brewers to a franchise-record 103 regular-season wins and their first World Series championship.

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Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy became the first manager to win the Manager of the Year award three consecutive seasons. Murphy received the National League honor from a hospital bed after undergoing hip replacement surgery, less than two weeks after leading the Brewers to their first World Series title.

In the American League, Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable earned Manager of the Year honors after guiding his team to an 84-78 record and a playoff berth following consecutive 100-loss campaigns. Murphy secured 20 first-place votes, while Venable received 15 first-place votes in the Baseball Writers' Association of America balloting.

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Will Venable wins AL Manager of the Year award after leading White Sox turnaround

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