Thursday, November 12, 2026 — two young power arms, two unanimous votes.
The Yankees’ Cam Schlittler and the Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski won the 2026 Cy Young Awards on Wednesday night, and neither race was close. Both pitchers received every first-place vote — only the third time both winners were unanimous, after Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara in 2022 and Denny McLain and Bob Gibson in 1968.
Schlittler’s Breakout
In his first full season, Schlittler posted a 1.95 ERA — the best in the American League and the third-lowest ever by a qualifying Yankees pitcher. He was even better away from the Bronx, with a 1.16 road ERA that ranks third-lowest in the live-ball era among pitchers with at least 100 road innings. Baseball Reference credited him with 7.0 pitching WAR.
Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays finished second, and Guardians rookie Parker Messick was third.
For the Yankees, it is a bright spot after a disappointing October. Schlittler opened the postseason with 6⅓ scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts in the Wild Card win over Boston, and he gives the club a young ace at the top of the rotation for years to come.
Misiorowski’s Historic Year
Misiorowski led the majors in ERA (1.80), strikeouts (252) and opponents’ batting average (.157) over 174⅔ innings in 30 starts, with a 0.80 WHIP and a 232 ERA+. That .157 opponents’ average is the lowest on record for a full season.
He then helped deliver Milwaukee its first World Series title, throwing the fastest pitch in World Series history and 5⅔ scoreless innings in the clinching Game 5. In the NL vote, Philadelphia’s Cristópher Sánchez finished second, one point ahead of Atlanta’s Chris Sale.
A New Generation
Both winners are in their second big league seasons, and they are the two hardest-throwing starters in the majors. With Skubal and Skenes no longer holding the trophies, the Cy Young has passed to a new pair of power pitchers.
The Relief Awards
The BBWAA also handed out its first Relief Pitcher of the Year Awards. Toronto’s Louis Varland won in the AL, and San Diego’s Mason Miller took the NL honor.
The Read
Unanimous Cy Youngs are rare; two in the same year are rarer still. Schlittler gives the Yankees a cornerstone, and Misiorowski adds individual hardware to a championship season.
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