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Misiorowski and Schlittler Named Unanimous Cy Young Winners in 2026
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In Short: Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers and Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners for their dominant 2026 seasons.
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Jacob Misiorowski, a 24-year-old right-hander for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Cam Schlittler, a 25-year-old right-hander for the New York Yankees, were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday, marking the third time in history that both league winners received all first-place votes.
Misiorowski led the National League with a 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts, and a 0.80 WHIP, while Schlittler topped the American League with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts.
Misiorowski's fastball reached a record 105.5 mph against Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs in June, making him the fastest pitcher in the Statcast era.
Schlittler's dominance was also notable, with a.163 batting average allowed on his four-seam fastball, the lowest in the pitch-tracking era.
Both Misiorowski and Schlittler were drafted in 2022 and made their major league debuts in 2025. This year, they posted the only sub-2.00 ERAs among qualifiers, cementing their status as the most dominant starters in baseball.
Misiorowski's 16-5 record and 1.80 ERA helped the Brewers win 103 games, their first World Series title.
Schlittler's breakout season in his first full year with the Yankees saw him establish himself as a foundational player for the franchise.
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America noted that this is the third time in history that both Cy Young winners were unanimous.
Misiorowski's success is particularly impressive given his rapid rise from a controversial All-Star selection in 2025 to a Cy Young winner in 2026.
Schlittler's tireless work ethic and dedication to refining his craft have paid off, with his manager praising him for his growth and dominance.
Both players are part of a new wave of young, hard-throwing pitchers who are making the four-seam fastball cool again, a throwback to old-school, country-hardball techniques.
What this adds
The 2026 Cy Young winners are the fourth time in history that both winners were 25 or younger.
Misiorowski's 1,115 pitches of 100 mph or more shattered the previous record set by Jordan Hicks in 2018.
What's confirmed
- Misiorowski, the 24-year-old with a lightning rod for an arm that lives in the triple digits with his fastball, had the best ERA for a starter in baseball this season at 1.80, while collecting 252 strikeouts in 30 starts, which also led the league.
- Even sweeter, Misiorowski was the first pitcher since Hall of Famer Randy Johnson to win both the Cy Young and a World Series in the same season, which he did as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
- At 6-foot-7, Misiorowski’s fastball against Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs during a June game became the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starter in the Statcast era after clocking at 105.5 mph.
- Schlittler owned an AL-best 1.95 ERA with 239 strikeouts across 33 starts.
- Misiorowski, who led a Brewers pitching staff to the franchise’s first-ever World Series title, received all 30 first-place votes by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
- In the American League, though, Schlittler, standing at 6-foot-6, also delivered a triple-digit four-seamer.
- Schlittler, in his first full season with the Yankees, was a breakout star in a loaded rotation.
- Milwaukee Brewers ’ Jacob Misiorowski and New York Yankees’ Cam Schlittler were named unanimous Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday, confirming what many believed would be the case as the two most dominant starters in baseball during the 2026 MLB season.
- Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 252 strikeouts in 30 starts across 174⅔ innings -- leading the majors in ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts -- as the Brewers won an MLB-best 103 games.
- Misiorowski carried a 3.31 ERA over his first six starts through April before establishing himself as the best pitcher in the sport with a 1.46 ERA in 142 innings over his final 24 starts.
- Misiorowski also owned an 0.80 WHIP (walks and hits allowed per innings pitched) that represented the lowest in a full regular season for pitchers with at least 150 innings since Pedro Martinez had an 0.73 for Boston in 2000.
- Misiorowski went 16-5 during the regular season while throwing 1,115 pitches of 100 mph or more for the highest total since tracking started in 2008, shattering the prior mark of 673 by Jordan Hicks in 2018.
What's still developing
- Misiorowski became the fourth Brewers pitcher to ever win the Cy Young Award, the latest being Corbin Burnes in 2021.
- Obviously, Cy Young winners have necessarily authored excellent seasons, but in the case of this year's winners, the descriptor "excellent" doesn't quite rise to meet the work of Misiorowski and Schlittler: We could get into stuff, yes, as each has a blazing fastball that overwhelms hitters at the front end of a deep repertoire.
- To upgrade this familiar stat just a bit – and to put the two 2026 Cy Young winners' accomplishments into fitting context – we'll turn to ERA+.
- This exercise, though, is more about how Misiorowski and Schlittler have overwhelmed the opposition when it comes to keeping runs off the board.
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- Unless otherwise noted, all stats are through play on Sunday. 1) Cam Schlittler, Yankees (160 total points; 32 first-place votes) Schlittler blanked the Mets across six innings in the Subway Series finale on Sunday, lowering his season ERA to 1.95.
- Others receiving votes : Reid Detmers, Angels; Gavin Williams, Guardians; Nick Martinez, Rays; Michael Wacha, Royals 1) Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers (160 total points, 32 first-place votes) The Miz put a rare blip behind him with a sensational start last Tuesday, stifling the Cubs over 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts.
- “Realistically when you come into your first full season of the year, do you think you’re going to do that. Maybe not,” Schlittler said.
- The 6-foot-7 Misiorowski took the league by storm as a rookie in 2025, controversially making the NL All-Star team as a replacement after just five starts.