Courtesy Kirsten Schmitt/Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy won the National League Manager of the Year award for the second consecutive season.
Murphy, who became the first Brewers manager to win the award last year, is only the second manager in the NL and the third overall to be honored in consecutive seasons. The Braves’ Bobby Cox won in the NL in 2004 and ‘05, and the Rays’ Kevin Cash won the American League award in 2020 and ‘21.
This is the second runner-up finish for Terry Francona, who won the award three times in the AL with Cleveland in 2013, 2016 and 2022. He ran second to the Twins’ Paul Molitor in the 2017 election.
No manager was listed on every ballot.
Ballots were submitted prior to postseason play. They are tabulated on a system that awards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.
2025 NL Manager of the Year
1st2nd3rdPoints
Pat Murphy, Brewers272141
Terry Francona, Reds291249
Rob Thomson, Phillies17632
Craig Counsell, Cubs7324
Clayton McCullough, Marlins5722
Torey Lovullo, Diamondbacks11
Mike Shildt, Padres11
Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the National League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.
NameAffiliationChapter1st2nd3rd
JJ CooperBaseball AmericaATLMurphyThomsonFrancona
Charles OdumThe Associated PressATLMurphyFranconaThomson
Jack MagruderAt LargeAZMurphyFranconaLovullo
Jesse SanchezMLB.comAZMurphyCounsellMcCullough
Ryan HerreraAt-LargeCHIMurphyCounsellFrancona
Andy MartinezMarquee Sports NetworkCHIMurphyFranconaThomson
Gary SchatzAt LargeCINMurphyFranconaShildt
Jason WilliamsCincinnati EnquirerCINMurphyFranconaThomson
Jack EtkinAt LargeCOLMurphyMcCulloughThomson
Patrick LyonsJust BaseballCOLMurphyCounsellFrancona
Nobuhiro SaitoNikkan Sports NewsLAMurphyThomsonFrancona
Jim AlexanderSouthern California News GroupLAMurphyThomsonFrancona
Alanis ThamesAssociated PressMIAFranconaMurphyMcCullough
Yordano CarmonaPelota Cubana USAMIAMurphyFranconaMcCullough
Robert MurrayFanSidedMILMurphyMcCulloughFrancona
Drew OlsoniHeartMedia MilwaukeeMILMurphyFranconaMcCullough
Anthony DiComoMLB.comNYMurphyMcCulloughThomson
Tom VerducciSI.comNYMurphyMcCulloughFrancona
Dan GelstonnThe Associated PressPHIThomsonMurphyFrancona
Charlotte VarnesThe AthleticPHIMurphyThomsonMcCullough
Jose NegronDK Pittsburgh SportsPITMurphyCounsellThomson
Justin GuerrieroPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPITFranconaMcCulloughCounsell
Bernie WilsonHonorary memberSDMurphyCounsellFrancona
John MaffeiSan Diego Union-TribuneSDMurphyThomsonCounsell
Shayna RubinSan Francisco ChronicleSFMurphyFranconaCounsell
Andrew BaggarlyThe AthleticSFMurphyFranconaMcCullough
John DentonMLB.comSTLMurphyThomsonFrancona
Benjamin HochmanSt. Louis Post-DispatchSTLMurphyThomsonFrancona
Savannah McCannBaseball AmericaWASMurphyCounsellMcCullough
Jessica CameratoMLB.comWASMurphyCounsellFrancona