The Milwaukee Brewers have given manager Pat Murphy a new three-year deal that includes a club option for 2029, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal added that the deal is not an extension, but a separate contract that reworks the last year of Murphy’s original three-year deal.

Report: Brewers Give Pat Murphy a New Three-Year Deal

The deal comes on the heels of two successful regular seasons to begin Murphy’s managerial tenure. In both seasons, Milwaukee won the National League Central title, and Murphy took home the NL Manager of the Year award.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy, the back-to-back NL Manager of the Year, has signed a new three-year contract with a club option for 2029, source tells @TheAthletic.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 19, 2026

After serving as the Brewers’ bench coach under Craig Counsell since 2015, the club promoted Murphy to the managerial position for the 2024 season, following Counsell’s departure to manage the Chicago Cubs.

While the Brewers were still considered postseason contenders, they did not enter 2024 as NL Central favorites. However, under Murphy’s leadership, they led the division nearly wire-to-wire and finished with a 93-69 record. Their recent postseason woes continued with a three-game loss in the Wild Card Series to the New York Mets. Milwaukee then got off to a shaky start in 2025, remaining under .500 until late May. But then the Brew Crew surged the rest of the way, highlighted by a 14-game winning streak to kick off August. They finished with an MLB-best 97-65 record, eventually advancing to the League Championship Series before suffering a sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

Counsell, meanwhile, has found out since then that the grass isn’t always greener, as the Cubs have finished behind the Brewers in both seasons since then, and lost a hard-fought five-game NLDS to the Brewers in 2025. With both clubs looking to contend in 2026, it will be intriguing to see if the Cubs can overtake the Brewers, and to what extent the dynamic in the Central shifts.

The Last Word

If anything has defined Murphy’s managerial tenure, it’s resiliency and adaptability. The Brewers coasted to a division title in 2024 despite trading ace Corbin Burnes in the offseason, and did the same a year later after trading closer Devin Williams. Now that they’ve traded last year’s ace Freddy Peralta, can the Brewers dig deep again to stay atop the Central and remain a threat for the National League pennant? With Murphy’s steady hand, it wouldn’t be a surprise.

 

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