
WEDC Board of Directors
By Katherine Langford
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Jacob Misiorowski was a unanimous choice as the National League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday night after helping the Milwaukee Brewers win their first World Series title while setting a new standard for velocity by a starting pitcher.New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler was a unanimous choice to win the American League Cy Young Award.This was the first full season in the big leagues for both Misiorowski and Schlittler after they made their respective MLB debuts in the summer of 2025.The Baseball Writers Association of America, which votes on the awards, said this is the third time the Cy Young winners in both leagues were unanimous. The other years were 2022 when Houstons Justin Verlander won in the AL and Miamis Sandy Alcantara in the NL, and 1968 when Detroit's Denny McLain won in the AL and St. Louis Bob Gibson in the NL.Misiorowski becomes the fourth Brewer to win a Cy Young Award. The others were Rollie Fingers (1981), Pete Vuckovich (1982) and Corbin Burnes (2021).