Brew Crew Ball · Nov 14, 2023
Brewers to name bench coach Pat Murphy as manager
Photo by John Fisher/Getty ImagesThe Brewers have found their successor to Craig Counsell.
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Brewers are expected to name Pat Murphy as their next manager.
Brewers expected to name Pat Murphy their new manager, sources tell @TheAthletic. Murphy, Craig Counsell’s former coach at Notre Dame and his bench coach in Milwaukee from 2015 to ‘23, would become his rival in the NL Central.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 14, 2023 Matt Arnold told reporters at the GM Meetings last week that Murphy was a serious candidate for the managerial vacancy, and reports indicated that he first interviewed for the position before the Cubs hired Counsell.