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Coaches with Tennessee ties competing for Milwaukee in 2025 MLB playoffs
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Milwaukee is the No. 1 seed in the National League during the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs .
The Brewers have coaches with Tennessee ties in manager Pat Murphy and first base coach Julio Borbon.
Murphy was named manager ahead of the 2024 MLB season, after serving as a bench coach under Craig Counsell, who now manages the Cubs. In his first season leading Milwaukee, Murphy was named 2024 National League Manager of the Year.
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He began his coaching career at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, serving as the Scots' baseball head coach through the 1983 season.
Murphy's first NCAA Division I head coaching job was at Notre Dame . He coached the Fighting Irish from 1988-94, compiling a 318-116-1 record and advanced to four NCAA Tournament regionals.
Murphy also served as head coach at Arizona State from 1995-2009, compiling a 629–284–1 record. He won four Pac-10 championships (2000, 2007-09) and was named the conference's Coach of the Year four times. Murphy became the youngest college head coach to reach 500 victories.
He was also a coach for San Diego and served as the Padres ' interim manager in 2015.
Julio Borbon
Borbon played for Tennessee from 2005-07. He and the Vols advanced to the 2005 College World Series.
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Borbon led the Vols with a .366 batting average and 19 stolen bases as a sophomore in 2006. He recorded a .345 batting average in his final season.
The former Vol was selected in the 2007 MLB supplemental draft (No. 35 overall) by Texas . He also played for the Cubs and Baltimore .
Borbon was named Milwaukee's first base coach in Dec. 2024.
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