Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins 1st Cy Young Award
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Below are point totals for the balloting for the 2025 Cy Young Award, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots for each award were submitted before the start of the postseason from two writers in every city,
From its inception in 1956 until 1966, the Cy Young Award was given annually to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball. Since then, the award has been presented every season to the best pitcher in each league -- American League and National League.
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The biggest awards have now been handed out in baseball, and one of them just increased Tarik Skubal’s free agency value. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal (of course) won for the second year in a row, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for the NL.
Cy Young is synonymous with pitching excellence. Since 1956, his name has been attached to the most prestigious award for a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Dozens of workhorses, flamethrowers and firemen have won this honor,
Winning Rookie of the Year is impressive on its own. Following it up later with a Cy Young puts a pitcher in truly rare company. Only eight pitchers in MLB history have ever pulled off the double. Here’s the full group,
We’re nearing the end of awards week for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s four-highest honors that are handed out after every baseball season.The third was announced last night as Paul Skenes was unanimously named the Cy Young Award winner in the National League.
The 2025 American League Cy Young Award winner came as no surprise, Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal. Skubal had another phenomenal season but for the Texas Rangers' organization it was hard to see one of their own not named as a finalist let alone the victor, Nathan Eovaldi.
Skenes followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign by leading all of baseball with a 1.97 ERA over 187 innings pitched. An impressive mark (though an untested one considering he never once faced off against the potent San Francisco Giants lineup). His 0.95 WHIP paced the National League while his 216 strikeouts ranked third.
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