Yankees’ Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young unanimously
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Key Points:
- New York Yankees’ right-hander Cam Schlittler was unanimously selected as the 2026 American League Cy Young Award winner, marking the 14th unanimous selection in AL history and the third for the Yankees.
- Schlittler joins Yankees pitchers Gerrit Cole (2023) and Ron Guidry (1978) as unanimous Cy Young winners, with the franchise now having seven total AL Cy Young victories.
- Dylan Cease of the Blue Jays finished as runner-up for the second consecutive year, while Parker Messick and Drew Rasmussen were also named on every ballot.
- Voting was conducted prior to postseason play, with points awarded based on placement from first through fifth on each ballot submitted by 30 writers across the league.
- The unanimous nature of Schlittler’s win places him among a select group of pitchers who have achieved this distinction multiple times in the AL, alongside names like Justin Verlander, Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, and Roger Clemens.
