Schlittler, Misiorowski Win Cy Young Awards Unanimously
Both Cy Young votes were unanimous on Wednesday night, and the first Reliever of the Year awards went to Louis Varland and Mason Miller.
The youngest Cy Young pair in 41 years took every first-place vote.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday, November 11, that Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski won the Cy Young Awards unanimously.
Schlittler, 25, took all 30 American League first-place votes after leading the league with a 1.95 ERA for the Yankees. Misiorowski, 24, swept the National League for Milwaukee behind a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts, capping the Brewers' championship season.
Schlittler went 14-6 in 33 starts, struck out 239 in 193⅔ innings and posted the lowest American League ERA since 2022. His 1.95 is the third-lowest by a qualified Yankee, behind Spud Chandler's 1.64 in 1943 and Ron Guidry's 1.74 in 1978. He's the third Yankee to win the award this century, after Gerrit Cole in 2023 and Roger Clemens in 2001. Toronto's Dylan Cease finished second with 110 points, and Cleveland's Parker Messick, a rookie, was third at 84.
Misiorowski's case started with velocity. He threw 28 of the 35 hardest pitches in the majors this season, between 104 and 105.5 mph, and turned it into a 16-5 record with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts. Philadelphia's Cristopher Sánchez finished second and Atlanta's Chris Sale third. He's the second Brewer to win the National League award, after Corbin Burnes in 2021.
Together they're the youngest Cy Young pair since 1985, when Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen won at 20 and 21. Both debuted in the summer of 2025, so each won in his first full season. Two unanimous winners in one year has happened only twice before: Denny McLain and Bob Gibson in 1968, and Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara in 2022.
The writers also named the first Reliever of the Year winners, the BBWAA's first new award since Manager of the Year in 1983. Toronto's Louis Varland took the American League with 16 first-place votes and 146 points — a 1.27 ERA, 35 saves and 97 strikeouts in 78 innings — edging Cleveland's Cade Smith at 133. San Diego's Mason Miller swept the National League vote, all 30 first-place ballots, after a 1.67 ERA, 38 saves and 129 strikeouts in 70 innings. Ballots for every award were cast before the postseason.
Awards week closes Thursday night with the MVP announcements. The finalists are Yordan Alvarez, Junior Caminero and Bobby Witt Jr. in the American League, and Pete Crow-Armstrong, Shohei Ohtani and Brice Turang in the National League.
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