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Voters faced little uncertainty in determining the Cy Young Award recipients for both the American and National Leagues this season. Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski and New York Yankees standout Cam Schlittler each captured the honor unanimously, with every voter placing them first on their ballots.
According to Mikeys Data on X, this marks just the third occurrence in MLB history of both Cy Young Awards being unanimous, following the 1968 and 2022 seasons. In 1968, Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals earned the NL honor with a 1.12 ERA over 304.2 innings, while Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers took the AL award unanimously after posting a 1.96 ERA across 336.0 innings.
Fifty-four years later, Justin Verlander (AL) and Sandy Alcantara (NL) repeated the feat. Verlander recorded a 1.95 ERA and won 18 of 28 starts for the Houston Astros, who went on to win the World Series. Alcantara led the league with 228.2 innings pitched, notched six complete games, and finished with a 2.28 ERA.
Key Analysis
Misiorowski and Schlittler made the voters' decisions straightforward this year. The Brewers star, who helped lead his team to a World Series title, posted a 1.80 ERA over 174.2 innings. His overpowering stuff, highlighted by a four-seam fastball averaging over 100.5 mph, resulted in 252 strikeouts and a remarkable 12.98 strikeouts per nine innings.
Schlittler built on his brief MLB debut and solid postseason performance in 2025 to emerge as a true ace for the Yankees in 2026. He recorded a 1.95 ERA across 33 starts (193.2 innings), and the AL Cy Young race was not close. Both are deserving unanimous winners, rewarded for their elite 2026 campaigns.
Originally reported by yahoo.