Misiorowski and Schlittler Win Cy Young Awards Unanimously in Their First Full Seasons

Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers won the National League Cy Young Award unanimously on Wednesday night, November 11, and Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees won the American League award unanimously. Both pitchers took all 30 first place votes.

The awards are voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. It was the first full season in the major leagues for both men. Each made his debut in the summer of 2025, and each was drafted in 2022.

Misiorowski leads the majors

Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a 1.80 earned run average, a 0.80 WHIP and 252 strikeouts in 174 and two thirds innings. He led the major leagues in earned run average and in strikeouts. He also limited hitters to a .157 batting average, the best mark in the majors.

His fastball set him apart all season. Misiorowski threw 1,115 pitches at 100 miles per hour or more, the highest total since pitch tracking started in 2008.

He is the fourth Brewers pitcher to win the award, after Rollie Fingers in 1981, Pete Vuckovich in 1982 and Corbin Burnes in 2021. He is also the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to win the Cy Young Award and the World Series in the same season.

Cristopher Sanchez of Philadelphia finished second in the National League vote, ahead of Chris Sale of Atlanta.

Schlittler leads the American League

Schlittler, 25, went 14-6 with an American League leading 1.95 earned run average and 239 strikeouts. Dylan Cease of Toronto finished second in the vote, and Parker Messick of Cleveland finished third.

Schlittler is the seventh Yankees pitcher to win the award and the first since Gerrit Cole in 2023.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone praised him in a statement. "Cam had as dominant a season as a starting pitcher can have from start to finish. He has shown an astonishing amount of growth since we drafted him, and his success is no accident," Boone said.

The youngest pair since 1985

Together, the two winners are the youngest Cy Young pair since Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen in 1985. Both were drafted in 2022, both reached the majors in the summer of 2025, and both won the biggest pitching award in their leagues in their first full season, in 2026.

A first reliever award

The writers also voted on a reliever of the year award for the first time. Toronto reliever Louis Varland won the American League award. San Diego reliever Mason Miller won the National League award unanimously.