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The Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> have given a new three-year deal to Pat Murphy, the reigning two-time National League Manager of the Year, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.<\/p>\n The new contract includes a club option for 2029, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n Murphy, 68, directed Milwaukee to a major-league-best 97-65 record last season, setting a franchise record for wins. The Brewers were second in the NL Central in early July before overtaking the Chicago Cubs<\/a> with a remarkable 29-4 stretch that included a 14-game win streak, another franchise record.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n Milwaukee eliminated Chicago in a memorable division series before it was swept by the Dodgers<\/a> in the National League Championship Series. The five-game victory over the rival Cubs was the Brewers’ first postseason series win since sweeping Colorado<\/a> in a 2018 NLDS.<\/p>\n The only other besides Murphy to win consecutive NL Manager of the Year awards<\/a> was Bobby Cox for Atlanta<\/a> in 2004 and 2005.<\/p>\n Murphy was Milwaukee’s bench coach for eight seasons before he was promoted after Craig Counsell left for the Cubs in November 2023. The Brewers also won the NL Central in Murphy’s first season in charge, finishing with a 93-69 record.<\/p>\n