MILWAUKEE's Jacob Misiorowski and the New York Yankees' Cam Schlittler were unanimous Cy Young Award winners Wednesday night after delivering dominant performances in their first full major league seasons. Misiorowski, who reached 105.5 mph with his fastball this summer, won the National League (NL) award after helping the Brewers win their first World Series title. Schlittler became the second Yankees pitcher in four years to receive the American League (AL) award. The right-handers made their major league debuts in the summer of 2025. “It's exciting,” Misiorowski said. “And then you look one year past that and you've got (2025 NL Cy Young Award winner) Paul Skenes also doing it in his second year. It's really cool, the youth that's coming up in the big leagues. It's going to be fun to watch for years to come.” This was the third time both Cy Young winners were unanimous picks by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Houston’s Justin Verlander won in the AL in 2022 and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in the NL, and Detroit's Denny McLain won in the AL in 1968 and St. Louis’ Bob Gibson in the NL. “Realistically when you come into your first full season of the year, do you think you're...
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