New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler and Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski took home the American League and National League Cy Young Awards by unanimous votes on Wednesday.
Schlittler, 25, went 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA in 33 starts. He became the third Yankees pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award this century, joining 2023 winner Gerrit Cole and 2001 winner Roger Clemens.
“Cam had as dominant a season as a starting pitcher can have from start to finish,” manager Aaron Boone said in a statement. “He’s shown an astonishing amount of growth since we drafted him, and his success is no accident. Cam has a tireless appetite for hard work and refinement that has allowed his talents to truly flourish.
“This Cy Young is richly deserved. Cam was the most dominant pitcher in our league and continues to grow into a foundational player for this franchise.”
Schlittler’s 1.95 ERA was the lowest posted in the American League since 2022 and the third lowest in Yankees history among qualified pitchers, behind Spud Chandler (1.64 in 1943) and Ron Guidry (1.74 in 1978).
Schlittler also recorded 239 strikeouts, tied for second in the AL with the Toronto Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease, behind the Cleveland Guardians’ Gavin Williams, who had 248.
Among 30 Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots, Schlittler received all 30 first-place votes. Cease finished second, while the Guardians’ Parker Messick was third with a 2.56 ERA and 193 strikeouts.
A dominant championship season for the Brewers culminated in Misiorowski adding another trophy. He posted a 1.80 ERA to go along with a 16-5 record and 252 strikeouts.
The 24-year-old went 2-0 during Milwaukee’s 4-1 World Series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Brewers also won all four postseason games in which he started — though the Cy Young Award is strictly based on pitchers’ regular-season performance.
By winning Game 5 to clinch the World Series, Misiorowski became the first pitcher since Sandy Koufax in 1963 to win a World Series-clinching game while finishing the regular season with at least 250 strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA.
“He deserves everything that’s coming his way,” Milwaukee catcher and World Series MVP William Contreras told MLB.com earlier this month. “He deserves the Cy Young that’s coming his way and all the success he had this year.”
Misiorowski’s remarkable season gave Major League Baseball two unanimous Cy Young Award winners for just the third time. The previous occasions were 2022, when Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara won, and 1968, when Denny McLain and Bob Gibson were honored.
Misiorowski became just the second Brewer to win the NL Cy Young Award, following Corbin Burnes in 2021. He is the fourth Brewer overall to win the honor, joining Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982), who won while Milwaukee was in the American League.
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez finished second in NL voting, while Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale finished third.
The Cy Young Awards were handed out on the same night that MLB announced numerous honors in a Las Vegas ceremony.
The Houston Astros’ Yordan Alvarez was lauded three times, winning the AL Hank Aaron Award as the league’s top hitter, the AL Comeback Player of the Year and the Edgar Martinez Outstandings Designated Hitter Award.
Alvarez led the majors in batting average (.316), on-base percentage (.432), slugging percentage (.601) and walks (109) while hitting 42 homers and driving in 106 runs.
The Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong won the NL Hank Aaron Award after topping the majors with 45 homers, stealing 41 bases and leading the NL in slugging at .570.
Other winners:
–BBWAA AL Reliever of the Year: Louis Varland, Toronto Blue Jays
–BBWAA NL Reliever of the Year: Mason Miller, San Diego Padres
–Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year: Bryan Baker, Tampa Bay Rays
–Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year: Mason Miller, San Diego Padres
–NL Comeback Player of the Year: Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
–Executive of the Year: Erik Neander, Tampa Bay Rays
All-MLB first team
Catcher: Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
First base: Pete Alonso, Baltimore Orioles
Second base: Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
Third base: Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
Outfield: Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
Outfield: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
Outfield: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Designated hitter: Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
Starting pitcher: Dylan Cease, Toronto Blue Jays
Starting pitcher: Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers
Starting pitcher: Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
Starting pitcher: Cristopher Sanchez, Philadelphia Phillies
Starting pitcher: Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees
Relief pitcher: Mason Miller, San Diego Padres
Relief pitcher: Louis Varland, Toronto Blue Jays
All-MLB second team
Catcher: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
First base: Willson Contreras, Boston Red Sox
Second base: Brandon Lowe, Pittsburgh Pirates
Shortstop: Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
Third base: Alex Bregman, Chicago Cubs
Outfield: Randy Arozarena, Seattle Mariners
Outfield: Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
Outfield: James Wood, Washington Nationals
Designated hitter: Ben Rice, New York Yankees
Starting pitcher: Sonny Gray, Boston Red Sox
Starting pitcher: Jesus Luzardo, Philadelphia Phillies
Starting pitcher: Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay Rays
Starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers/Los Angeles Dodgers
Starting pitcher: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
Relief pitcher: Bryan Baker, Tampa Bay Rays
Relief pitcher: Cade Smith, Cleveland Guardians
–Field Level Media
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