Tarik Skubal Wins Second Straight AL Cy Young

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young Award for the second consecutive season on Wednesday, solidifying his status as one of baseball's elite pitchers after a dominant 2025 campaign that propelled his team to the playoffs.

Skubal, 28, received 26 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, earning 198 points to outpace Boston Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet, who finished second with four first-place votes and 132 points. Houston Astros right-hander Hunter Brown placed third with 80 points, marking the first top-three finish for both him and Crochet. Skubal's repeat victory makes him the first AL pitcher to win the award in back-to-back years since Pedro Martinez with the Red Sox in 1999 and 2000. He joins an exclusive group of 12 pitchers in major league history to claim consecutive Cy Youngs, including Hall of Famers like Sandy Koufax, Jim Palmer and Randy Johnson.

In 31 starts, Skubal posted a 13-6 record with a league-leading 2.21 earned-run average over 195 1/3 innings, striking out 241 batters while issuing just 31 walks for a majors-best 0.89 WHIP. He lowered his ERA from 2.39 in 2024, when he won...