NEW YORK, United States, November 12, 2026: New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler and Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski have unanimously won the American League and National League Cy Young Awards, completing two extraordinary pitching seasons and achieving a distinction previously shared by only two pairs of winners in Major League Baseball history. Both received all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, earning the maximum 210 points in their respective leagues.
Schlittler, 25, finished with a 14-6 record, a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 33 starts, while Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts. Their victories are particularly remarkable because both pitchers debuted in 2025 and have now won baseball’s most prestigious individual pitching honor in their first full major league seasons. Misiorowski also helped Milwaukee capture its first World Series championship, although postseason performances were not considered in Cy Young voting.
Key Takeaways
- Schlittler, 25, finished with a 14-6 record, a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 33 starts, while Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts.
- The awards were announced Wednesday evening on MLB Network, with seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens revealing the recipients.
- The previous occasions came in 1968, when Denny McLain and Bob Gibson won, and 2022, when Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara swept their respective ballots.
- The Cy Young Award is determined by 30 BBWAA voters in each league.
Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski Make Cy Young History
The awards were announced Wednesday evening on MLB Network, with seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens revealing the recipients.
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Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski Make Cy Young History
The awards were announced Wednesday evening on MLB Network, with seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens revealing the recipients.
Cy Young Winners Compared: Statistics and Voting
The two pitchers produced strikingly similar achievements, although their individual statistical strengths differed.
How Cam Schlittler Won the American League Cy Young Award
Schlittler’s emergence gave the Yankees a dependable frontline starter during a season in which injuries and reduced availability affected several established members of their rotation.
Jacob Misiorowski Dominates National League Pitching
Misiorowski’s season was equally historic, although his success came through an especially overpowering combination of velocity and strikeout production.
Complete Cy Young Voting Results Show the Scale of Both Victories
The BBWAA’s official American League ballot confirmed that Schlittler received every available first-place vote.
The voting produced a rare result. Both leagues delivered unanimous winners for only the third time since separate American League and National League Cy Young Awards were introduced.
The previous occasions came in 1968, when Denny McLain and Bob Gibson won, and 2022, when Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara swept their respective ballots.
Schlittler and Misiorowski have now joined that exclusive historical company.
The significance extends beyond unanimity. Both pitchers were in their second MLB seasons, making this only the second occasion when both Cy Young recipients earned the award so early in their careers.
The previous pair were Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen in 1985.
The two winners also became only the fourth pair of Cy Young recipients aged under 26 at the conclusion of the season.
These distinctions underline how quickly both pitchers have moved from promising newcomers to established leaders of their respective rotations.
Cy Young Winners Compared: Statistics and Voting
The two pitchers produced strikingly similar achievements, although their individual statistical strengths differed.
| Statistic | Cam Schlittler | Jacob Misiorowski |
|---|---|---|
| Team | New York Yankees | Milwaukee Brewers |
| League | American League | National League |
| Age | 25 | 24 |
| Win-loss record | 14-6 | 16-5 |
| ERA | 1.95 | 1.80 |
| Strikeouts | 239 | 252 |
| Innings pitched | 193⅔ | 174⅔ |
| WHIP | 0.92 | 0.80 |
| First-place votes | 30 of 30 | 30 of 30 |
| BBWAA points | 210 | 210 |
Misiorowski recorded 13 more strikeouts despite pitching 19 fewer innings. Schlittler, meanwhile, delivered greater innings volume while maintaining an ERA below 2.00.
Using their published innings totals, Misiorowski averaged approximately 12.98 strikeouts per nine innings, compared with 11.11 for Schlittler.
TSE statistical analysis: Misiorowski’s strikeout rate exceeded Schlittler’s by approximately 1.87 per nine innings. The comparison uses regular-season strikeout and innings totals and does not include postseason performances.
Both pitchers dominated the most important component of the voting: preventing opponents from scoring consistently across a full season.
How Cam Schlittler Won the American League Cy Young Award
Schlittler’s emergence gave the Yankees a dependable frontline starter during a season in which injuries and reduced availability affected several established members of their rotation.
Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón each finished with fewer than 130 innings, increasing the importance of Schlittler’s sustained contributions.
The young right-hander responded with 193⅔ innings and the American League’s best qualified ERA at 1.95.
That figure was the lowest recorded by an American League pitcher since 2022 and ranked third among qualified Yankees pitchers in franchise history.
His consistency was equally impressive.
Schlittler made 25 starts in which he allowed no more than one earned run, tying Sandy Koufax in 1963 and Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1915 for the second-most such starts in a season since earned runs became an official statistic.
Only Walter Johnson, who recorded 27 in 1913, achieved more under the same historical comparison.
That record is particularly meaningful because it measures sustained effectiveness rather than a handful of dominant outings.
Schlittler repeatedly gave the Yankees an opportunity to win without requiring exceptional offensive production.
Schlittler’s Road Dominance Was Extraordinary
Perhaps his most impressive performances came away from Yankee Stadium.
Across 17 road starts, Schlittler compiled an 8-2 record and a 1.16 ERA.
He also led major league pitchers in several important road categories, including 129 strikeouts, a .153 opponents’ batting average, a .456 opponents’ OPS and a 0.74 WHIP.
Those numbers suggest that hostile environments had little measurable effect on his ability to execute pitches.
His confidence had already become apparent during the previous postseason, when he struck out 12 Boston Red Sox hitters in the American League Wild Card Series.
Rather than allowing that breakthrough to become an isolated highlight, Schlittler built an entire season around similar levels of control and effectiveness.
According to MLB’s official account of his Cy Young victory, Schlittler joined Ron Guidry and Gerrit Cole as Yankees pitchers to win the award unanimously.
He also became the seventh Yankees pitcher overall to receive the honor.
His emergence comes at an important moment for New York’s long-term planning. The franchise has continued evaluating its roster and leadership after another season without a World Series championship.
The Sports Encounter previously examined those pressures in its analysis of Brian Cashman’s continued leadership and the Yankees’ championship drought.
Schlittler’s development gives the organization a significant advantage: a young, award-winning starting pitcher capable of anchoring the rotation while management addresses other roster needs.
Jacob Misiorowski Dominates National League Pitching
Misiorowski’s season was equally historic, although his success came through an especially overpowering combination of velocity and strikeout production.
The 6-foot-7 Brewers right-hander led qualified major league starters with a 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts, a 0.80 WHIP and an opponents’ batting average of .157.
The last statistic was particularly remarkable.
According to MLB’s historical records, no qualifying pitcher in a full season had previously held opponents to an average that low, excluding shortened seasons.
The previous benchmark belonged to Pedro Martínez, who limited hitters to a .167 batting average during his extraordinary 2000 campaign.
Misiorowski improved upon that figure by 10 batting-average points.
The distinction reinforces the effectiveness of his pitching approach. He combined elite velocity with the ability to prevent opponents from making productive contact consistently.
He also led major league starters in fielding independent pitching at 2.17, another indication that his results were supported by factors largely within his control.
Fielding independent pitching evaluates outcomes such as strikeouts, walks, hit batters and home runs, offering a complementary measure to traditional ERA.
Misiorowski’s combination of low ERA, high strikeout rate and exceptionally low opponents’ batting average made him a commanding candidate.
From Promising Rookie to World Series Champion
Misiorowski made his major league debut in 2025, appearing in 15 regular-season games, including 14 starts.
He entered the new campaign as Milwaukee’s Opening Day starter and quickly established himself among the league’s most difficult pitchers to face.
His development was important to a Brewers team that went on to capture the first World Series championship in franchise history.
Milwaukee defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the championship series, completing a breakthrough season for an organization that had waited decades for its first title.
Misiorowski contributed two postseason victories during that run.
The Sports Encounter documented his role alongside the performances of his teammates in its report on Milwaukee’s historic World Series triumph.
However, his October achievements did not influence the Cy Young vote.
The BBWAA requires ballots to be submitted before postseason play begins, meaning Misiorowski’s unanimous victory reflects his regular-season performance alone.
That distinction strengthens the significance of the award. He was already considered the National League’s best pitcher before helping Milwaukee win the championship.
Complete Cy Young Voting Results Show the Scale of Both Victories
The BBWAA’s official American League ballot confirmed that Schlittler received every available first-place vote.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease finished second with 110 points, followed by Cleveland Guardians rookie Parker Messick with 84 and Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Rasmussen with 72.
| AL Rank | Pitcher | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Schlittler | Yankees | 210 |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | Blue Jays | 110 |
| 3 | Parker Messick | Guardians | 84 |
| 4 | Drew Rasmussen | Rays | 72 |
| 5 | Sonny Gray | Red Sox | 21 |
Schlittler finished exactly 100 points ahead of Cease, an overwhelming margin that reflected unanimous agreement among voters about the league’s strongest pitching performance.
The National League results were similarly decisive.
Misiorowski earned 210 points, with Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez second on 99 and Atlanta Braves veteran Chris Sale third with 98.
| NL Rank | Pitcher | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | Brewers | 210 |
| 2 | Cristopher Sánchez | Phillies | 99 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | Braves | 98 |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | 63 |
| 5 | Jesús Luzardo | Phillies | 34 |
The official National League voting record shows that Misiorowski finished 111 points ahead of Sánchez.
Interestingly, the competition for second place was much closer than the race for the award itself.
Sánchez edged Sale by just one point, despite receiving 17 second-place votes compared with Sale’s 11.
Both pitchers appeared on every ballot, demonstrating that voters recognized their performances even while unanimously selecting Misiorowski as the winner.
What Does a Unanimous Cy Young Award Actually Mean?
The Cy Young Award is determined by 30 BBWAA voters in each league.
Each voter ranks five pitchers, assigning seven points to first place, four to second, three to third, two to fourth and one to fifth.
The maximum possible score is therefore 210 points.
Winning unanimously requires a pitcher to appear first on every ballot, regardless of how voters distribute the remaining positions.
Schlittler and Misiorowski both achieved that maximum.
The result does not mean that other pitchers lacked outstanding seasons. Rather, every participating voter independently concluded that the same pitcher deserved first place.
That agreement is unusual in awards determined by subjective evaluations of performance.
Some voters may place greater emphasis on ERA, others on innings pitched, strikeout production or advanced metrics.
In both leagues, those different approaches produced the same first-place choice.
The outcome also explains why Misiorowski’s World Series success must remain separate from the award’s statistical assessment.
While his championship performance strengthened his reputation, the ballots had already been submitted before the postseason began.
How Rare Is a Double Unanimous Cy Young Sweep?
Since separate awards were introduced for the two leagues in 1967, a unanimous result in both competitions has occurred only three times.
| Season | American League Winner | National League Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers | Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2022 | Justin Verlander, Houston Astros | Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins |
| 2026 | Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees | Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers |
The 1968 winners represented one of baseball’s most celebrated pitching eras, while the 2022 recipients reflected the continued importance of elite starting pitching in a changing game.
The latest pair introduces another dimension: both achieved unanimity at the beginning of their major league careers.
That makes their success especially significant for the Yankees and Brewers, who now have award-winning starters entering what could be their most productive professional years.
It also raises an important question about sustainability.
Winning one Cy Young Award requires exceptional performance across an entire season. Maintaining that level over several seasons involves different demands, particularly as opponents adjust and workloads accumulate.
What the Awards Mean for the Yankees and Brewers
The significance of the two awards differs because the clubs finished their seasons in contrasting circumstances.
Milwaukee enters the offseason as World Series champion, with Misiorowski at the center of a rotation that contributed to the franchise’s historic breakthrough.
The organization now faces decisions about retaining important contributors and maintaining a competitive roster.
Those considerations include qualifying offers and the financial implications of keeping championship-winning personnel.
The Sports Encounter previously examined Milwaukee’s offseason situation in its analysis of MLB qualifying offers and the Brewers’ roster decisions.
For the Yankees, Schlittler’s emergence provides a more encouraging individual development within a franchise still trying to end its World Series drought.
His performance gives New York a cornerstone around whom it can organize its rotation, although the team must still improve in other areas to translate pitching excellence into a championship.
The Yankees’ dependence on developing affordable, high-performing talent is particularly important as payroll management and long-term roster construction remain central to baseball’s competitive landscape.
Both clubs also operate amid growing uncertainty surrounding MLB’s next labor agreement.
The Sports Encounter has examined that broader environment in its report on baseball’s salary-cap discussions and potential labor disruption.
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Misiorowski’s Success Completes Milwaukee’s Remarkable Season
For Milwaukee, the Cy Young result provides another reason to celebrate a season already defined by a historic championship.
The Brewers entered the World Series against Tampa Bay with both franchises seeking their first title.
Milwaukee emerged victorious, completing the journey that had captured the attention of a city with a long and deeply rooted baseball tradition.
That achievement carried considerable emotional significance for supporters who had waited through generations of near misses.
The Sports Encounter explored those expectations in its World Series preview examining the stakes for Milwaukee and Tampa Bay.
Misiorowski’s individual award now provides statistical confirmation of the contribution he made during the regular season.
It also extends the franchise’s pitching history.
He becomes the fourth Brewers pitcher to win a Cy Young Award and the second to receive the honor while Milwaukee competed in the National League.
Corbin Burnes won the National League award in 2021, while Rollie Fingers in 1981 and Pete Vuckovich in 1982 received their awards when the Brewers played in the American League.
The latest triumph connects Misiorowski with some of the most important names in the franchise’s history.
For supporters, it also adds another distinction to a championship campaign already remembered for delivering the club’s long-awaited first World Series title.
Can Schlittler and Misiorowski Sustain Their Dominance?
The immediate challenge for both pitchers will be repeating their performances after opponents have had a full season to study their approaches.
Schlittler’s success depended heavily on limiting scoring opportunities, maintaining effectiveness deep into games and demonstrating unusual consistency across 33 starts.
Misiorowski’s dominance was driven by a combination of exceptional velocity, strikeout production and the ability to suppress hard contact.
Those strengths provide substantial foundations for future success, but neither pitcher can assume that another sub-2.00 ERA will follow automatically.
Opposing teams will examine their pitch selection, sequencing, tendencies against different hitters and effectiveness in specific counts.
Maintaining health and workload balance will also matter as their careers progress.
Misiorowski threw 174⅔ regular-season innings before contributing to Milwaukee’s postseason run. Schlittler completed 193⅔ innings during the regular season.
Both workloads represented major commitments for pitchers still relatively early in their professional careers.
Their teams must balance the desire to maximize immediate performance with the importance of sustaining those contributions across future seasons.
That responsibility falls partly on coaching staffs, medical departments and roster planners, whose decisions can influence the long-term development of young pitchers.
A Changing of the Guard in Major League Pitching
Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski have accomplished something that even many of baseball’s greatest pitchers never achieved.
They won the Cy Young Award unanimously while still establishing themselves as major league regulars.
Schlittler joined the Yankees’ distinguished list of award-winning pitchers through a season of extraordinary consistency. Misiorowski combined historically difficult-to-hit pitching with a World Series championship, giving Milwaukee one of its most memorable individual and team seasons.
Their victories also illustrate how quickly a new generation can reshape the competitive hierarchy in Major League Baseball.
Established veterans remained prominent in the voting, with Chris Sale, Dylan Cease and other accomplished pitchers receiving substantial recognition.
Yet the first-place ballots belonged entirely to two players who had made their major league debuts only a year earlier.
That is the defining fact of this Cy Young announcement.
The awards recognize what Schlittler and Misiorowski have already achieved, but their greater significance may lie in what the Yankees and Brewers can build around them.
For New York, the challenge is converting a young ace’s brilliance into championship success. For Milwaukee, it is sustaining a winning team after reaching the sport’s summit.
Neither outcome is guaranteed. But after sweeping all 60 first-place Cy Young votes between them, the two pitchers have established themselves among the most important figures shaping baseball’s next chapter.
