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Pat Murphy replaces Clayton McCullough as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, beating out other candidates

Baseball — 11/17/2023

Pat Murphy became the Milwaukee Brewers’ 20th manager in franchise history when he was appointed to take Craig Counsell’s place. Over a number of other applicants, including Clayton McCullough, the first base coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Murphy was selected.

Since the 2016 campaign, Murphy has been the bench coach for the Brewers. He briefly served as the San Diego Padres’ temporary manager in 2015 before that.

In 1983, Murphy started working as a coach for the Maryville College Fighting Scots. He would go on to manage two of the Padres’ Minor League teams and subsequently take over as head baseball coach at Arizona State and Notre Dame.

Brewers general manager Matt Arnold stated in a statement, “Pat Murphy brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion for the game of baseball as well as a familiarity with the Brewers organisation, players, staff, and culture.”

“The last few seasons have seen the franchise experience unheard-of levels of success, and Pat has played a major role in that run. Pat’s decision to stay with the Brewers is appreciated, and we are happy to announce his promotion to manager today.

For McCullough, it’s another example of him going into a management interview and not getting the job. Even though McCullough received positive feedback for his interview, he was also considered for the managing position with the Cleveland Guardians prior to Stephen Vogt being hired.

Coaching background of Clayton McCulloughMcCullough, who is in his ninth season overall with the Dodgers, just finished his third season as their first base coach. He assisted in managing Dodgers activities at the USC campus alternate site during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season as a Minor League field coordinator.

McCullough served for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2006 to 2014 until joining the Dodgers organisation in 2015. During that time, he held the positions of manager for the GCL Blue Jays (2007), Class-A Lansing Lugnuts (2008–2009), Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays (2010–2011), and Class-A Vancouver Canadians (2012–2013).