After turning in a pair of dominant seasons in their respective leagues, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski and New York’s Cam Schlittler have each been named unanimous winners of the NL and AL Cy Young Awards.
Misiorowski received all 30 first-place votes for the National League finishing ahead of Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies in second and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves in third. In the American League, Schlittler defeated Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays in second place and Parker Messick of the Cleveland Guardians in third.
The 24 year old Brewers hurler went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 252 strikeouts in 30 starts across 174.2 IP. Those marks lead the majors in ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts as Milwaukee won an MLB-best 103 games. His 6.6 fWAR also led all pitchers underscoring a remarkable season on the mound.
“I’m going to go hunting next week with my dad,” Misiorowski said. “And that quiet time in the stand is really going to be my opportunity to think about this year. And think about all the positives that we had, and what to work on and what I need to do, to do this again next year.”
Meanwhile, Schlittler finished 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 193.2IP across 33 starts. The Yankees hurler gave up one run or fewer in 21 of his starts in 2026. He led the AL in ERA, fWAR (6.2), and ERA+ (215).
“Realistically, I look at it and I’m just happy,” Schlittler said. “The goal, honestly, coming into the season was to stay healthy, be consistent, and make all my starts. That’s something I was able to do.”
Adding to the festivities, it was also announced that San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller and Toronto Blue Jays closer Louis Varland won the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s inaugural Reliever of the Year award in their respective leagues.
Like Misiorowski, Miller took the NL award unanimously after he posted a 1.67 ERA with 38 saves and 129 strikeouts in 70 innings. He would go on to finish with a 47.6% strikeout rate, ranking sixth all time amongst pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.
In the AL, Varland earned 16 of the 30 first-place votes for the other honour. The righty registered a sparkling 1.27 ERA across 78 innings which led the majors among qualified relievers. He ultimately finished the season with 35 saves for a Toronto team that battled early season bullpen issues.
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