Pat Murphy from first-time World Series champion Milwaukee is the NL Manager of the Year. He is the first skipper from either league to win the award three years in a row. The Brewers led the majors with a franchise-record 103 wins during the regular season, then in the playoffs swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series and beat Tampa Bay in a five-game World Series. Murphy, who turns 68 on Nov. 28, is hospitalized recovering from hip replacement surgery. Will Venable won AL Manager of the Year after his Chicago White Sox became the first major league team to reach the playoffs following consecutive 100-loss seasons.
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