Misiorowski and Schlittler Win Unanimous Cy Young Awards in First Full Seasons

Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers and Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday night. Both pitchers received every first-place vote in their respective leagues after their first full major league seasons.

Misiorowski won the National League award after helping the Brewers capture their first World Series title. He set a new standard for velocity among starting pitchers and became the fourth Brewer to win the award, joining Rollie Fingers, Pete Vuckovich and Corbin Burnes.

“Schlittler is so implacable in his demeanor and so consistently elite with his results that it's really easy to forget that four years ago, he was an unheralded seventh-round draft pick out of Northeastern.”

The 24-year-old right-hander posted a 1.80 ERA, struck out 252 batters and held opponents to a .157 batting average. He led the majors in all three categories, a feat last matched by Sandy Koufax in 1965, J.R. Richard in 1979 and Mike Scott in 1986.

Misiorowski finished 16-5 during the regular season and threw 1,115 pitches of 100 mph or more, the highest total since tracking began in 2008. His 0.80 WHIP was the lowest in a full season for pitchers with at least 150 innings since Pedro Martinez in 2000.

Schlittler won the American League award and became the second Yankees pitcher in four years to receive the honor. His final voting tally was 210 points from 30 first-place votes, well ahead of Dylan Cease at 110 points.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America said this was only the third time both league winners were unanimous, with the previous instances occurring in 1968 and 2022. Toronto's Louis Varland won the AL Reliever of the Year Award, while San Diego's Mason Miller was the unanimous NL choice in the award's inaugural year.