The award Cy Young is the highest distinction to which a pitcher in MLB can aspire, in history only one Mexican has been able to achieve it and that was the legendary Fernando Valenzuela, but others have only been close.
The following have been the scenarios where the Mexicans have been close to winning the highest distinction:
Julio Urías (2021 and 2022)
The native lefty of Culiacán and the Los Angeles Dodgers, has had great seasons in MLB, highlighting the last two, where he has been a candidate for the award.
Julio Urias competed with Sandy Alcantara of the Miami Marlins and Max Fried of the Atlanta Braves l Photo: Major League Baseball
In 2020, he was seventh place by winning 20 matches, and in the recent season by leading the National League in earned runs allowed at 2.16 in 31 starts. Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers and Sandy Alcantara of the Miami Marlins won it respectively.
Teddy Fig Tree (1986)
The great Theodore of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986 had his best season when he was named to the All-Star Game and had a record of 20 wins with 11 losses, in addition to having thrown 15 complete games with four shutouts.
However, it was second place in votes, since the winner was the young Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox, who led the AL in wins with 24 and in ERA with 2.48 in 33 outings.
Esteban Loaiza (2003)
The Tijuana right-hander Esteban Loaiza marveled in the American League with the Chicago White Sox, he was the starter in the All-Star Game, he won 21 games, had a 2.90 ERA and was the leader in strikeouts with 207, however he was left with second place.
Roy Halladay of Toronto Blue Jays he took the scepter, he was the leader in victories with 22, in complete games with nine. In third place was Pedro Martínez of the Boston Red Sox.
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