The 2026 World Series was a long time coming for Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy. The 67-year-old got his start as a baseball coach in 1982 and didn’t get a full-time managerial gig in the majors until 2023.
After such a lengthy climb to reach the pinnacle of the sport, Murphy was — understandably — a bit more willing to let loose following the Brewers’ championship-clinching win in Game 5 on Wednesday.
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He got that opportunity — and didn’t disappoint — upon being presented with the final-out baseball from Game 5. That moment was captured on video, as Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers walked over to Murphy and gave the coach the baseball that secured the last out in the 2026 World Series.
Murphy embraced Bauers for the gesture, and then delivered one more piece of sage advice to his first baseman, one that came at the expense of the New York Yankees.
Content warning: Video contains some NSFW language.
And just in case you didn’t catch that, here’s what Murphy told Bauers:
“You’re going to be a rich f***er, Just remember when you’re on that horses*** Yankees team and you’re all playing for yourselves, just remember this is way we used to do it”
Bauers, 31, turned in a breakout season with the Brewers in 2026. The lefty hit .266/.389/.484, with a career-high 26 home runs, during the team’s championship season. After signing a one-year, $2.7 million deal with the Brewers last offseason, Bauers is set to be a free agent in a few days. His breakout should earn him a fair amount of looks from bigger-market teams, ones that can outspend the Brewers and give Bauers a ton of money.
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One of those teams could be the Yankees. The club could be in the market for a first baseman this offseason, especially one who can take advantage of the team’s short porch in left field.
While Murphy’s comment was directed at one team, the Yankees were just the example he used to highlight what he sees as a larger narrative in baseball right now. The reason for the Brewers’ success in 2026, in Murphy’s eyes, is that every player on the team played for the team, not for their individual accolades. The manager doesn’t think that’s a common sentiment around the league.
You can chalk that up to typical manager speak, though at least Murphy’s teams seem to live up to that idea. The Brewers have rarely been seen as the most talented team in baseball during his stretch as a manager, but he’s consistently produced a win total much higher than the level of talent on the team suggested was possible. Perhaps those extra wins are the result of Murphy’s insistence that the Brewers play a selfless version of baseball?
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Regardless of what drove the Brewers’ success the past few years, Murphy has earned the right to talk some smack following the team’s World Series win. It’s up to the 29 other MLB teams to figure out how much they want to heed his advice.
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