Cam Schlittler, Jacob Misiorowski Sweep 2026 Cy Young Voting

Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski unanimously won the 2026 American League and National League Cy Young Awards on Wednesday night, completing a rare sweep by two pitchers in their second MLB seasons.

Schlittler, the New York Yankees right-hander, and Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers ace, each received all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. It is only the second season in which both Cy Young winners were sophomores, following Dwight Gooden and Bret Saberhagen in 1985.

Schlittler caps a dominant first full season

Schlittler went 14-6 with an American League-best 1.95 ERA across 193 2/3 innings. He struck out 239 batters, produced 6.2 wins above replacement and held opponents to a .244 on-base percentage.

The 25-year-old allowed no more than one earned run in 25 starts. That total tied Sandy Koufax in 1963 and Grover Alexander in 1915 for the second most in a season since earned runs became official, behind only Walter Johnson’s 27 in 1913.

Schlittler finished with 210 voting points, comfortably ahead of Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron. He becomes the seventh Yankees pitcher to win a Cy Young Award and the first since Gerrit Cole in 2023.

Misiorowski pairs power with historic run prevention

Misiorowski went 16-5 with a Major League-best 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts and a 0.80 WHIP in 174 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old also led MLB in strikeouts per nine innings and limited hitters to a .157 batting average.

That .157 mark was the lowest by a qualified pitcher in a full season on record, surpassing Pedro Martínez’s .167 in 2000. Misiorowski’s fastball reached 105.5 mph during a season that ended with Milwaukee winning the World Series.

He also collected 210 voting points. Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes finished second in the National League vote, while Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto placed third.

A Cy Young double not seen in 41 years

No pitcher has won the Cy Young Award in his first MLB season. Schlittler and Misiorowski are the sixth and seventh pitchers to capture it in Year 2, joining a short list that also includes Fernando Valenzuela, Gooden, Saberhagen, Tim Lincecum and Skenes.

The 2026 result is the first sophomore sweep in 41 years and only the second across the 60 seasons in which MLB has awarded separate Cy Young honors in both leagues.