Pat Murphy was always trying to play mind games

The Milwaukee Brewers have finally won their first World Series championship, and manager Pat Murphy played a starring role.

On Thursday’s episode of “Get It Done League,” former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Josh Donaldson offered insight into Murphy’s personality and how he often played “mind games” on the field.

“I played college baseball. When I was at Auburn, he was at ASU,” Donaldson said. “We actually played them. I remember during my junior year, Pat Murphy was always trying to play mind games. His wheels are always going. Him and I are kind of like cut from the same type of cloth.”

“I was hitting third in college. He was like, ‘You’re not getting anything to hit all series. You might as well not bring your bat out there.’ Murph has that look where he can kind of play the nice guy on TV. But you better watch out, because he gets hot.”

Former Brewers All-Star reveals how Pat Murphy built a winning culture in Milwaukee

On Oct. 23’s episode of “Foul Territory,” former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Geoff Jenkins explained how Pat Murphy has built a winning culture in Milwaukee.

“I think Murphy has created a culture here,” Jenkins said. “I think all the guys have bought into it and they’ve created that culture in the minor league. So now, if you bring a guy up, they already know what the culture’s like, how you have to buy in, and how you have to be a part of it. And if you want to play, that’s the way we play baseball.

“So, I really appreciate that. It’s hard to create and produce that. I’ve been in Philly where it was like that, and I’ve been in some Milwaukee clubhouses, where it wasn’t like that. So, for Murph to pull this off and for it to be, this is the standard and guys buy in. It’s pretty special.”

Having already won the NL manager of the year in 2024 and 2025, Murphy is the clear favorite to take the award home for a third consecutive year.

Edited by Raghav Mehta