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Collegiate coaching

Murphy served as the head baseball coach and assistant football coach for the Maryville College Fighting Scots in 1982 and 1983. In 1985, he was hired as head baseball coach and assistant football coach for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags. He was hired by the University of Notre Dame as the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team on July 11, 1987. Murphy guided the Fighting Irish to a 318–116–1 (.732), including consecutive trips to NCAA regional finals in 1992, 1993, and 1994.

Murphy was hired by Arizona State University (ASU) as the head coach of the ASU Sun Devils baseball team in 1995. The Sun Devils won the Pac-10 Conference championship in 2000 and consecutive Pac-10 championships in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Twice in that same decade, Murphy had teams finish in the top 3 in the country; a feat matched by only ten other schools. Murphy's ASU teams were consistently present in the national top 25, including a streak of 100 consecutive weeks in the polls that lasted from 2000 until the middle of 2005. Murphy led the Sun Devils to the postseason for nine consecutive seasons and 11 of 12 seasons. His teams set an NCAA record of not being shut out in 506 consecutive games between 1995 and 2004, breaking the previous streak of 349, held by the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers through 2001.

Murphy became the youngest collegiate coach to reach 500 career victories in 1998. In 1998, he won Baseball America's Coach of the Year award and was Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2007, 2008, 2009). He led ASU to the College World Series four times (1998, 2005, 2007, 2009).

On November 20, 2009, Murphy resigned in the middle of an investigation of ASU's baseball program. It was initially reported that the resignation was his own decision. However, in December 2009, The Arizona Republic reported that on the day of his resignation, Murphy had been given an ultimatum: resign or be fired. The NCAA's investigation found Murphy innocent of violations regarding student-athlete employment and recruiting, reprimanding him solely for treating investigators with a "cavalier attitude". The ASU athletic department was faulted for lack of institutional control, however, resulting in the baseball program being sanctioned and banned from postseason play in the 2012 season, as ASU was a repeat offender. Murphy's career record at ASU was 629–284–1.

Milwaukee Brewers (2015–present)

After the 2015 season, the Milwaukee Brewers hired Murphy as bench coach for Craig Counsell's coaching staff; Murphy was Counsell's coach during his playing career at Notre Dame. On June 11, 2023, Murphy filled in as manager for Counsell, who missed the game due to his son's graduation. The Brewers lost the game 8-6.

After the 2023 season, Counsell accepted the managerial position for the Chicago Cubs. On November 16, the Brewers promoted Murphy to serve as their new manager.

Before the 2024 season, some analysts and reporters predicted the Brewers would finish low in the NL Central due to Counsell’s departure, the loss of several players including star pitcher Corbin Burnes, and Murphy’s limited experience as an MLB manager. Under Murphy, however, the Brewers exceeded expectations. On September 18, the Brewers became the first team to clinch a postseason spot and won the NL Central. They finished the regular season with a 93–69 record, tied for the fourth-best record in baseball, and played the New York Mets in a Wild Card Series. Milwaukee lost to the Mets in 3 games. For the unexpected success despite significant injury troubles and starting pitching woes, Murphy was awarded the NL Manager of the Year Award, the first Brewers manager to earn this distinction.

In 2025, Murphy led the Brewers to the best record in the league and in franchise history, going 97–65 and winning the NL Central. The Brewers faced the rival Cubs in the NL Division Series, ultimately winning the series 3–2. They would go on to be swept 4–0 by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers held the Brewers to only 14 hits (or a .118 batting average) over the 4 game sweep-which is the worst offensive performance by any team in a 7-game postseason series in MLB history.

On November 11, 2025, Murphy was awarded NL Manager of the year for a second consecutive season. Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt won AL manager of the year in 2024 and 2025, marking the first time both leagues had repeat winners of the award in the same season. Murphy and Vogt are also the first managers to win the award in their first two seasons managing a team.

On February 19, 2026, Murphy and the Brewers agreed to a new three-year contract with a club option for the 2029 season, which included $8.95 million in new money.

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