Pat Murphy’s long baseball journey finally reached the summit with the Brewers’ first World Series title

Pat Murphy has spent much of his life close to baseball’s biggest moments. He took Arizona State to the College World Series four times. He coached Notre Dame to within one win of Omaha in three straight seasons. He managed in the minor leagues, got a brief shot as an interim major league skipper and returned to Milwaukee as Craig Counsell’s bench coach. For years, the title that mattered most stayed just out of reach. Now, after the Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in five games, Murphy is a World Series champion.