Yankees' Cam Schlittler and Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski win 2026 Cy Young awards

MLB Yankees' Cam Schlittler and Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski win 2026 Cy Young awards Both players led their respective leagues in ERA in their first full MLB seasons. By Logan Reardon • Published 26 minutes ago • Updated 25 minutes ago Two young flamethrowers are being honored for their dominant seasons. Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees and Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers were unanimously named the AL and NL Cy Young award winners on Wednesday. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are WATCH HERE The 25-year-old Schlittler and 24-year-old Misiorowski took their respective leagues by storm in 2026, both posting an ERA under 2.00 in their first full MLB seasons. Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays and Parker Messick of the Cleveland Guardians were second and third, respectively, in the AL voting. Christopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies finished second in the NL behind Misiorowski, who received all 30 first-place votes, and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves finished third. MLB Oct 30 Will MLB enter a lockout? Here's everything to know for the looming work stoppage MLB Sep 29 These 4 MLB teams have never won the World Series With ace Gerrit Cole out for part of the season, Schlittler stepped in for the Yankees and became their clear No. 1 starter. He went 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts over 33 starts , leading the AL in ERA. Schlittler's dominance carried over to AL Wild Card Round, where he shut down the Boston Red Sox in 6.1 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts. He wasn't as sharp against the eventual AL champion Tampa Bay Rays in the Division Series, taking the loss in Game 2 of the Yankees' three-game sweep. Schlitter is the seventh Yankee to win the Cy Young, joining Bob Turley (1958), Whitey Ford (1961), Sparky Lyle (1977), Ron Guidry (1978), Roger Clemens (2001) and Cole (2023). Misiorowski, meanwhile, was the story of the season with his velocity. He was the first player in MLB history to throw at least 1,000 pitches above 100 mph in a season — something no team had ever done before. Misiorowski recorded the third-fastest pitch in MLB history in June at 105.5 mph, and he set the World Series record at 103.5 mph in Game 1. In the regular season, Misiorowski had a 16-5 record and MLB-best 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts over 30 starts . He also topped MLB in the advanced stats of ERA+, WHIP and FIP. In four postseason starts for the World Series champions, Misiorowski went 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA and 16 strikeouts. Misiorowski joins Rollie Fingers (1981), Pete Vuckovich (1982) and Corbin Burnes (2021) as the fourth Brewer to win the award. The Cy Young announcement comes as MLB reveals its awards this week . The AL and NL MVP winners will be announced on Thursday. The Milwaukee Brewers won Game 5 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays to earn their first ever title. Hear from Aaron Ashby and Jacob Misiorowski after the win. This article tagged under: MLB New York Yankees