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Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler sweep every vote to win the Cy Young Awards

The Brewers ace and the Yankees' homegrown No. 1 starter each took all 30 first-place votes after the only sub-2.00 ERA seasons in baseball.

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Side-by-side photos of Cam Schlittler yelling in Yankees pinstripes and Jacob Misiorowski pumping his fist in a Brewers uniform

Baseball's two hardest-throwing aces did not leave any room for debate.

Milwaukee Brewers star Jacob Misiorowski and New York Yankees starter Cam Schlittler were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday. Each pitcher got all 30 first-place votes.

Both were drafted in 2022 and broke into the majors in 2025. In their first full seasons, they were the only qualified starters with an ERA under 2.00.

Misiorowski's historic year

Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 30 starts. He led the majors in ERA, WHIP and strikeouts as the Brewers won a league-best 103 games and then the World Series.

He is the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 to win the Cy Young and the World Series in the same season. He joins Corbin Burnes, Pete Vuckovich and Rollie Fingers as the only Brewers to win the award.

The 6-foot-7 right-hander threw more than 1,000 pitches at 100 mph or faster this season. In June he hit 105.5 mph against Pete Crow-Armstrong, the fastest pitch by a starter in the Statcast era.

Cristopher Sanchez of the Phillies finished second in the National League. Atlanta's Chris Sale was third.

Schlittler joins Yankees royalty

Schlittler, 25, went 14-6 with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 33 starts. He allowed one run or fewer in 21 of them.

He is the seventh Yankee to win the award and the first since Gerrit Cole in 2023. Only Schlittler, Ron Guidry and Whitey Ford did it as homegrown Yankees.

The Massachusetts native grew up a Red Sox fan. He was a seventh-round pick out of Northeastern whose fastball sat in the low 90s early in his pro career before he built it up to triple digits.

Toronto's Dylan Cease was second in the American League. Cleveland's Parker Messick was third.

New relief awards

San Diego closer Mason Miller was a unanimous pick for the first NL Relief Pitcher of the Year Award after 38 saves and a 1.67 ERA. Toronto's Louis Varland edged Cleveland's Cade Smith for the AL honor with 35 saves and a 1.27 ERA.

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