LOS ANGELES.- Jacob Misiorowski won the pitching award Cy Young of the National League after taking the Milwaukee Brewers to win the World Series 2026while Cam Schlittlerof the New York Yankeeswas awarded by the American Leagueannounced the Major Leagues on Wednesday.
Both won their pitcher of the season awards unanimously, garnering all 30 first-place votes in their respective leagues, and achieved the honor in their first full year, after being promoted to the Major Leagues midway through the 2025 season.
Although the awards reflect regular-season performance, with voting taking place before the start of the playoffs, Misiorowski played a crucial role as the Brewers won their first World Series title last month.
Misiorowski led the Major Leagues with 252 strikeouts in the regular season and finished with a 16-5 record and a best ERA of 1.80 earned runs allowed. He also set a record for fastball velocity for a starting pitcher, reaching a blistering 105.5 mph (170 km per hour).
Known as “The Miz”, he was Milwaukee’s starter in the first and fifth games of the World Series.
In the first game, the 24-year-old American right-hander became the youngest pitcher since 1997 to win the opening game of a World Series, opening with the fastest pitch ever recorded in the “Fall Classic,” at 103.5 mph (166.5 km/h).
In Game 5, the Brewers’ title-sealing win, he pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings and allowed just two hits, with two strikeouts.
Dominion from the Bronx
Schlittler, for his part, finished 14-6 with the American League’s best ERA of 1.95, striking out 239 batters. He allowed one run or less in 21 starts, the most in the majors.
The Yankees also reached the postseason, winning their Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Soxbut were swept 3-0 by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American Division Series.
Mason Millerof San Diegoand Louis Varlandof torontowon the inaugural awards for Reliever of the Yearalso voted for by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
