Misiorowski, Schlittler unanimous picks for Cy Young Awards

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 NL award after helping the Brewers win their first World Series title. Schlittler became the second Yankees pitcher in four years to receive the 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.

Misiorowski is 24 and Schlittler is 25, making this the fourth time that both Cy Young winners were 25 or younger, according to Sportradar. The other instances were in 1969 (Tom Seaver and McLain), 1985 (Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen) and 2009 (Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke).

Toronto’s Louis Varland won the BBWAA’s inaugural AL Reliever of the Year award, while San Diego’s Mason Miller was a unanimous selection for the NL version.


(AP Photo Ashley Landis)