Schlittler and Misiorowski make it unanimous in both leagues

Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski left no first-place votes for anyone else. The Yankees right-hander swept all 30 American League ballots, and the Brewers right-hander did the same in the National League. Each finished with the maximum 210 points in Wednesday’s Cy Young voting.

It is only the third season in which both winners were unanimous. Denny McLain and Bob Gibson did it in 1968; Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara followed in 2022. Schlittler and Misiorowski now join that short list.

For the Yankees, Schlittler joins Ron Guidry in 1978 and Gerrit Cole in 2023 as a unanimous winner. Toronto’s Dylan Cease finished second with 110 points, followed by Cleveland’s Parker Messick with 84 and Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen with 72. Cease received 22 second-place votes, establishing a clear runner-up behind the sweep.

A one-point race behind Misiorowski

The NL’s closest contest was for second. Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez edged Atlanta’s Chris Sale 99-98. Sánchez received six more second-place votes, worth 24 points. Sale recovered most of that difference with ten more third-place votes, worth 30, but Sánchez’s advantage in fourth- and fifth-place support put him one point ahead.

Misiorowski is Milwaukee’s fourth Cy Young winner. Rollie Fingers won in 1981 and Pete Vuckovich in 1982, when the Brewers were in the AL. Corbin Burnes won the NL award in 2021. Ballots were submitted before the postseason, so this vote measures the regular-season case that preceded Milwaukee’s championship run.

The first bullpen awards produce two different votes

The BBWAA also introduced its first new award since 1983, recognizing pitchers whose work primarily came from the bullpen. Toronto’s Louis Varland won the AL award with 146 points and 16 first-place votes. Cleveland’s Cade Smith finished 13 points behind despite appearing on all 30 ballots; Varland appeared on 27. Tampa Bay’s Bryan Baker was third with 111.

First-place support explains that result. Varland’s nine-vote advantage over Smith at the top of the ballot was worth 63 points. Smith made up 50 points through the remaining places, leaving Varland ahead. The ballot rewards both broad recognition and the strength of the preference.

San Diego’s Mason Miller swept the NL relief vote with 210 points. Philadelphia’s Jhoan Duran was second with 110; Milwaukee’s Trevor Megill edged San Diego’s Adrián Morejón 66-64 for third. These are the new BBWAA awards. MLB’s separately presented Rivera and Hoffman honors are covered in the awards-night roundup linked below.

Complete points totals

AL Cy Young: 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.

NL Cy Young: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers: 210; Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies: 99; Chris Sale, Braves: 98; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers: 63; Jesús Luzardo, Phillies: 34; Mason Miller, Padres: 4; Eduardo Rodríguez, Diamondbacks: 2.

AL BBWAA Reliever of the Year: Louis Varland, Blue Jays: 146; Cade Smith, Guardians: 133; Bryan Baker, Rays: 111; Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox: 36; Josh Hader, Astros: 22; David Bednar, Yankees: 20; Jacob Latz, Rangers: 17; Brent Headrick, Yankees: 12; Garrett Whitlock, Rangers: 6; Grant Taylor, White Sox: 3; Spencer Miles, Blue Jays: 2; Tyler Rogers, Blue Jays: 2.

NL BBWAA Reliever of the Year: Mason Miller, Padres: 210; Jhoan Duran, Phillies: 110; Trevor Megill, Brewers: 66; Adrián Morejón, Padres: 64; Raisel Iglesias, Braves: 17; Mason Montgomery, Pirates: 11; Didier Fuentes, Braves: 10; Tanner Scott, Dodgers: 8; Aaron Ashby, Brewers: 6; Dylan Lee, Braves: 3; Brandyn Garcia, Diamondbacks: 2; Abner Uribe, Brewers: 2; Emilio Pagan, Reds: 1.

Each race uses 30 ballots with seven points for first, four for second, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Every race distributes 510 points. The full individual ballots are available in the BBWAA sources below.