Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski claimed unanimous Cy Young honors on Wednesday.
Schlittler captured the American League award after leading New York Yankees starters with a 1.95 ERA across 33 appearances. The right-hander earned all 30 first-place votes, outpacing Toronto Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease, who finished second with 22 second-place votes. Schlittler reported that the voting margin showed a dominant campaign for the 25-year-old rising star, who added a 0.92 WHIP and 239 strikeouts against 49 walks over 193 2/3 innings.
“Cam has conquered, from start to finish, as dominant a season as a starting pitcher can possibly execute,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, according to RDS. Boone said that Schlittler displayed a remarkable progression since the club selected him in the draft.
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In the National League, Misiorowski capped a dream season for the Milwaukee Brewers by sweeping every first-place vote. The 24-year-old right-hander dominated the majors with a 1.89 ERA, a 0.81 WHIP, and 243 strikeouts, while firing 1,053 fastballs clocked above 100 mph. He became just the third player since 2000 to win both a World Series and a Cy Young Award in the same year, joining Randy Johnson and Justin Verlander.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Parker Messick finished a distant third in the balloting after posting a 12-9 record and a 2.56 ERA in 32 starts.
Cease provided a stabilizing force for Toronto during his debut season following a blockbuster seven-year, $210 million agreement, earning an All-Star nod and posting an 11-6 record with a 2.40 ERA over 29 starts. MLB.com said that Cease recorded 239 strikeouts over 169 innings, good for a franchise-record 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
“Dylan was remarkable this year,” GM Ross Atkins, GM, said, according to MLB.com. “We were really impressed by his buy-in, his open-mindedness.”
The young hurler became the fourth Brewers pitcher to capture the Cy Young, following Rollie Fingers in 1981, Pete Vuckovich in 1982, and Corbin Burnes in 2021.
Toronto bullpen anchor Louis Varland captured the American League Reliever of the Year Award after posting a 5-6 record, a 1.27 ERA, and 35 saves with 97 strikeouts across 78 innings. Varland outpaced Tampa Bay Rays reliever Bryan Baker and Guardians reliever Cade Smith, both of whom notched 41 saves. San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller took home the relief honor in the National League.
Additional major awards announced alongside the Cy Young voting recognized Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable as the American League Manager of the Year. In the National League, Pat Murphy earned the managerial honor after guiding the Brewers to a franchise-record 103 victories. Rookie of the Year nods went to Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle in the American League and Cincinnati Reds infielder Sal Stewart in the National League.
The Cy Young Award winners will be officially recognized on MLB Network on November 11 at 7 p.m. ET.
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