
Brewers ace wins first Cy Young Award in career, Yankees pitcher wins American League title unanimously
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The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announced the winners of the National League and American League Cy Young Awards. Brewers Michalowski and Yankee Schlitler were both unanimously elected, winning the Cy Young Award for the first time in their careers.
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) announced today the winner of the National League Cy Young Award. Brewers fireball ace Jacob Misiorowski was elected unanimously and won the first Cy Young Award in his career.
The 24-year-old Mishorowski started 30 games in this year's regular season, posting 16 wins and 5 losses, an ERA of only 1.80, and a shutout in one game. He pitched a total of 174 innings with 252 strikeouts, a batting average of 0.184, and a WHIP of 0.80. Michalowski led the National League in defensive rating and strikeouts this season.
Michalowski received 30 first-place votes and won the National League Cy Young Award with a total score of 210 points. Phillies star left-hander Christopher Sánchez received 17 second-place votes and ranked second with a total score of 99 points; while Warriors forward Chris Sale ranked third.
Mischolowski also helped the Brewers win their first World Series championship in team history this year. "ESPN" pointed out that Mischolowski became the third pitcher since 2000 to win the World Series and Cy Young Award in the same year. The first two were famous pitchers Randy Johnson and Justin Verlander.
In the American League, Yankees fireball ace Cam Schlittler was elected unanimously and won the first Cy Young Award of his career. According to Sarah Langs, a major league data expert, pointed out on social media

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