Yankees' Cam Schlittler wins 2026 American League Cy Young Award

Cam Schlittler wins 2026 AL Cy young award 

From a 4-3 rookie season to the top of the American League, Cam Schlittler's rise has been nothing short of remarkable. On Wednesday, the Yankees' young ace was rewarded with the 2026 AL Cy Young Award.

Yankees ace Cam Schlittler wins 2026 AL Cy young award...

New York Yankees starter Cam Schlittler was named the 2026 American League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday.

At 25, he became only the seventh Yankees pitcher to claim the award for the league's best pitcher, and the second in the last three years after Gerrit Cole in 2023. Of those seven, only Whitey Ford went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Schlittler became just the third pitcher in Yankees history to win the award by unanimous vote, joining Gerrit Cole and Ron Guidry (1978).

He also joined Dwight Gooden (1985) and Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates as the only pitchers in Major League Baseball history to win the Cy Young Award in their second season.....

The Yankees ace rewrote the franchise record books with 25 starts giving up one run or fewer in a single season, a mark that ties the legendary Sandy Koufax for the MLB record. His 2.23 ERA through his first 24 career starts also stands as a Yankees record.

Schlittler's 1.95 ERA led the entire American League and goes down as the third-best ever posted by a Yankees starter. He finished level with fellow Cy Young contender Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays on 239 strikeouts third-most in the league and fourth-most in a single season by a Yankees pitcher. Schlittler also trailed Cease in opponent batting average (.185), while his 0.92 WHIP was second-best in the AL, behind only Drew Rasmussen of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The young star got just two postseason starts before the Rays ended the Yankees' run in the Division Series. Even then, he was superb surrendering only two earned runs in 10.2 innings, with two walks against 12 strikeouts.

Schlittler had first announced himself in 2025, when he debuted for the Yankees and posted a 2.96 ERA over 14 starts to finish 4-3 in his rookie season.