Brewers Extend Pat Murphy's Contract Through 2028

The Milwaukee Brewers have extended the contract of manager Pat Murphy through the 2028 season, rewarding the two-time National League Manager of the Year for leading the team to back-to-back division titles. The agreement, announced Thursday, restructures the final year of his previous deal and adds two more years, with a club option for 2029.

Murphy, 67, took over as manager before the 2024 season after Craig Counsell left for a five-year, $40 million contract with the Chicago Cubs, a divisional rival. A longtime Brewers assistant, Murphy had served as bench coach since 2016 under Counsell. In his debut year, he guided Milwaukee to a 93-69 record, securing the NL Central crown and earning Manager of the Year honors. The team advanced to the postseason but fell in the wild-card round to the New York Mets in three games.

The following season brought even greater success. Milwaukee posted a franchise-record 97 wins against 65 losses, again claiming the NL Central. Murphy repeated as Manager of the Year, becoming the first to win the award in consecutive seasons since 2004. In the playoffs, the Brewers defeated the Cubs in the NL Division Series, five games to three, before being...