
Leading the Milwaukee Brewers to victory in the World Series, winning 3 consecutive National League Manager of the Year titles
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The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) selects the Manager of the Year for the National League and the American League, respectively. Manager Pat Murphy led the Milwaukee Brewers to the World Series championship this year, and manager Will Venable improved the Chicago White Sox from 60-102 last year to 84-78 this year and advanced to the postseason.
Coach Pat Murphy, who led the Milwaukee Brewers to the top of the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series this year, became the first player to win the Manager of the Year award for three consecutive years.
In the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) National League Manager of the Year vote, which was released on the 11th (Korean time), Coach Murphy swept 20 of the 30 first-place votes and recorded 124 points, beating Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (86 points) and Philadelphia Phillies manager Don Mattingly (25 points) to receive the honor.
Coach Murphy achieved the milestone of becoming the first coach in history to win Coach of the Year in three consecutive years. He is also the 10th manager in history to win Manager of the Year three or more times.
The late former coach Bobby Cox, former coach Tony LaRussa, and former coach Buck Showalter were selected as Coach of the Year the most times, four times each, and Coach Murphy followed with former coach Dusty Baker, former coach Joe Madden, and former coach Terry Francona, winning the award three times.
Will Venable, who led the Chicago White Sox, was selected as the American League Manager of the Year.
Coach Venable received 111 points, including sweeping 15 votes, which is half of the first-place votes, beating Coach Kevin Cash (98 points), who led the Tampa Bay Rays to the American League championship.
Coach Venable completely changed a team that had suffered more than 100 losses in one year, becoming the fourth manager in history and the third in the American League to receive the honor of Manager of the Year.
The White Sox, who recorded 60 wins and 102 losses last year, posted 84 wins and 78 losses this year, ranked second in the American League Central Division, won a wild card, and advanced to the postseason.
The White Sox, who became more famous thanks to the support of Pope Leo
Prior to Manager Venable, former Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor, former Baltimore Orioles manager Frank Robinson, and former Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly were selected as Managers of the Year for turning a team that had lost more than 100 games into a competitive challenger in one year.

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