MILWAUKEE – Baseball Insider, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that Milwaukee Brewers Bench Coach, Pat Murphy will be elevated to take over for Craig Counsell as the Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Murphy – Counsell’s College Coach at Notre Dame – joined Counsell’s staff in Milwaukee before the 2016 season. Before joining the Brewers, the 64-year-old Murphy served as a Manager in the San Diego Padres minor league system.
Murphy is poised to inherit a team coming off a 92-70 regular season, NL Central Division title, and a wild card round series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
