# Who won the Cy Young Award?

*Both 2026 winners received all 30 first-place votes, only the third time the Cy Young winners in both leagues were unanimous.*

- Type: Explainer
- Section: Sports
- By: Sports Desk
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:39:00-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T01:39:00-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/

## Key facts

- New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler won the 2026 American League Cy Young Award unanimously, with all 30 first-place votes and 210 points. Source: [Baseball Writers' Association of America](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:38:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/#new-york-yankees-right-hander-cam-schlittler-won-the-2026
- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski won the 2026 National League Cy Young Award unanimously, with all 30 first-place votes and 210 points. Source: [Baseball Writers' Association of America](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:38:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/#milwaukee-brewers-right-hander-jacob-misiorowski-won-the
- 2026 is the third year in which the Cy Young winners in both leagues were unanimous, after 2022 and 1968. Source: [Baseball Writers' Association of America](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:38:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/#2026-is-the-third-year-in-which-the-cy-young-winners-in-both
- Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays finished second in the 2026 American League voting with 110 points. Source: [Baseball Writers' Association of America](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:38:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/#dylan-cease-of-the-toronto-blue-jays-finished-second-in-the
- Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies finished second in the 2026 National League voting with 99 points, one more than Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves. Source: [Baseball Writers' Association of America](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T01:38:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/sports/who-won-the-cy-young-award/#cristopher-sanchez-of-the-philadelphia-phillies-finished

Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees won the [2026 American League Cy Young Award](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/) and Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers won the [2026 National League Cy Young Award](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/), in results the Baseball Writers' Association of America posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Both right-handers were unanimous choices, each receiving all 30 first-place votes and 210 points.

The association said this is [only the third time](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/) the Cy Young winners in both leagues were unanimous. The other years were 2022, when Justin Verlander won in the American League and Sandy Alcantara in the National League, and 1968, when Denny McLain and Bob Gibson won.

## 2026 American League voting

The [American League results](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/) list nine pitchers who received votes. MLB.com published the [same point totals](https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-cy-young-award-voting-results).

| Pitcher | Team | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cam Schlittler | Yankees | 210 |
| Dylan Cease | Blue Jays | 110 |
| Parker Messick | Guardians | 84 |
| Drew Rasmussen | Rays | 72 |
| Sonny Gray | Red Sox | 21 |
| Reid Detmers | Angels | 9 |
| Cade Smith | Guardians | 2 |
| Bryan Baker | Rays | 1 |
| Michael Wacha | Royals | 1 |

Schlittler, Cease, Messick and Rasmussen were named on every ballot. Cease received 22 second-place votes, and the association said it was his second runner-up finish, after he placed second in 2022 with the Chicago White Sox. Schlittler's win was the seventh by a Yankees pitcher.

## 2026 National League voting

The [National League results](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/) list seven pitchers who received votes.

| Pitcher | Team | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jacob Misiorowski | Brewers | 210 |
| Cristopher Sanchez | Phillies | 99 |
| Chris Sale | Braves | 98 |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Dodgers | 63 |
| Jesus Luzardo | Phillies | 34 |
| Mason Miller | Padres | 4 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | Diamondbacks | 2 |

Misiorowski, Sanchez and Sale were listed on every ballot. Sanchez was the runner-up for the second year in a row. Misiorowski is the second Brewers pitcher to win the award in the National League, after Corbin Burnes in 2021. Rollie Fingers in 1981 and Pete Vuckovich in 1982 won it for the Brewers when the team played in the American League.

## Who won the Cy Young Award in 2025?

Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers won the [2025 American League award](https://bbwaa.com/25-al-cy/), his second in a row, with 26 of 30 first-place votes and 198 points. Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the [2025 National League award](https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-cy/) unanimously with 210 points.

| Season | American League | National League |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Cam Schlittler, Yankees | Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers |
| 2025 | Tarik Skubal, Tigers | Paul Skenes, Pirates |

## How the Cy Young voting works

Members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America vote, with [two writers representing each city](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/) in a league, which makes 30 ballots for each league's award. The association has used a [five-player ballot](https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-cy/) for the Cy Young Award since 2010. MLB.com describes the [point system](https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-cy-young-award-voting-results) as seven points for first place, four for second, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth, so 210 points is the maximum. Ballots were submitted before the start of the postseason.

## Sources

1. [Yankees' Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young unanimously](https://bbwaa.com/26-al-cy/), Baseball Writers' Association of America, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
2. [Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski rolls to unanimous selection in NL Cy Young race](https://bbwaa.com/26-nl-cy/), Baseball Writers' Association of America, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
3. [2026 MLB Cy Young Award voting results](https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-cy-young-award-voting-results), MLB.com, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
4. [Tigers' Tarik Skubal wins AL Cy Young again](https://bbwaa.com/25-al-cy/), Baseball Writers' Association of America, 2025-11-12 (primary source)
5. [Pirates' Paul Skenes wins NL Cy Young award a season after winning Rookie of the Year](https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-cy/), Baseball Writers' Association of America, 2025-11-12 (primary source)