Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Saturday that he will undergo back surgery on the team’s Thursday off-day, one day before the start of a three-game series with the visiting Chicago Cubs.
Murphy also is slated to undergo hip surgery on July 13 at the start of the All-Star break. He said he doesn’t expect either procedure to cause him to miss any games.
Murphy said the back being severely acting up earlier this month when the team was playing the Athletics in Las Vegas. He underwent an MRI exam last Sunday and was diagnosed with a ruptured disc.
Murphy, 67, said the pain is intense. He recently described it as shooting pain through his leg and back when trying to stand up.
“I can’t live like that,” Murphy told reporters. “… I’m having the surgery so it works out good.”
The two-time National League Manager of the Year jokingly said, “So I’ll have that on Thursday. And I’ll be fine by Friday. Jumping jacks by Saturday.”
Murphy said the back pain is related to the hip issue. He was dealing with hip pain during the 2025 season as well.
Murphy is in his third season as Brewers manager and guided the club into the postseason in each of the two first campaigns while winning the top manager award both seasons.
Milwaukee leads the National League Central with a 45-29 record despite falling 4-3 to the host Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Ozzie Albies of the Braves hit a walk-off two-run homer.
Murphy is 235-163 with the Brewers. He also served as interim manager for the San Diego Padres in 2015 and went 42-54.
–Field Level Media
