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Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young unanimously after dominant season to join elite Yankees company

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Sanchez, M. W. (2026, November 12). Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young unanimously after dominant season to join elite Yankees company. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/cam-schlittler-wins-al-cy-young-after-dominant-yankees-season/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-12 · by Mark W. Sanchez

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Cam Schlittler won the American League Cy Young Award unanimously after a dominant season with the Yankees. He received all 30 first-place votes, beating Toronto’s Dylan Cease and Cleveland’s Parker Messick to become the seventh Yankees pitcher to win the award. Schlittler, who was a former seventh-round draft pick, posted the third-lowest ERA in franchise history at 1.95, led the league with one or zero runs allowed in 21 starts, and threw the second-most innings (193⅔) in the AL.
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Cam Schlittler, a 25-year-old right-hander for the New York Yankees, won the American League Cy Young Award unanimously on November 12, 2026, receiving all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Since his debut in July 2025, Schlittler led the AL with a 1.95 ERA and struck out 239 batters over 193⅔ innings. He is only the third Yankees pitcher to win the award unanimously, joining Gerrit Cole (2023) and Ron Guidry (1978). Schlittler’s performance this season placed him eighth overall in WAR (6.2), which was the highest among pitchers according to FanGraphs.

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New York PostThis outlet12 Nov

Cam Schlittler won the American League Cy Young Award unanimously after a dominant season with the Yankees. He received all 30 first-place votes, beating Toronto’s Dylan Cease and Cleveland’s Parker Messick to become the seventh Yankees pitcher to win the award. Schlittler, who was a former seventh-round draft pick, posted the third-lowest ERA in franchise history at 1.95, led the league with one or zero runs…

Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young unanimously after dominant season to join elite Yankees company (this article)2 articles from New York Post on this story
Toronto Star12 Nov

Cam Schlittler, a 25-year-old right-hander for the New York Yankees, won the American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night. He had an impressive season with a 14-6 record and a league-leading 1.95 ERA, which is the third-best in Yankees’ history. Schlittler also led the AL with 239 strikeouts. This award follows Gerrit Cole's win for the Yankees in 2023, marking the second time in four years a Yankee has…

Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler wins AL Cy Young Award →
Fox News12 Nov

Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers and Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees were named unanimous winners of the Cy Young Award for the 2026 MLB season, receiving all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Misiorowski led the Brewers to their first World Series title with a league-best ERA of 1.80 and 252 strikeouts in 30 starts. Schlittler, who debuted in his first full…

Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski, Yankees' Cam Schlittler named unanimous Cy Young Award winners for 2026 MLB season →

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Aaron Boone called him the league’s best pitcher who “might be the MVP, too.”
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“To be part of a fraternity, a community that of all the recipients that have won this award, guys like Delgado, [Carlos] Beltrán, Edgar Martínez, guys that I grew up idolizing — the Molinas,” said Lindor, who was set to receive the award before Monday’s Game 3 of the World Series.
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” Since debuting on July 9, 2025, Schlittler has essentially been the best pitcher in baseball, pitching to the majors’ top ERA (2.23) while tying with Sandy Alcantara and Christopher Sánchez for the majors’ most starts (47) and posting the third-best strikeout rate (30.3).
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Aaron Boone called him the league’s best pitcher who “might be the MVP, too.”

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Brian Cashman called him a “godsend.” asserted
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Aaron Boone called him the league’s best pitcher who “might be the MVP, too.” uncertain
who → call → him
Officially, Cam Schlittler now can be called a Cy Young Award winner. asserted
Schlittler → call → ?
Try it freeSchlittler ran away with the voting for the top arm in the American League and on Wednesday won his first and the Yankees’ seventh Cy Young Award. asserted
freeSchlittler → try → first
The flame-throwing righty earned all 30 first-place votes, beating Toronto’s Dylan Cease (who finished second) and Cleveland’s Parker Messick (third). asserted
who → throw → Cease
Capping off a historic season, Schlittler joins Gerrit Cole (2023), Roger Clemens (2001), Ron Guidry (1978), Sparky Lyle (1977), Whitey Ford (1961) and Bob Turley (1958) on the franchise’s list of Cy Young winners. asserted
Schlittler → cap → winners
He is joins Guidry and Cole as the Bombers’ unanimous winners. asserted
He → join → winners
In his first full major league season, Schlittler posted the third-lowest ERA in franchise history (1.95, which led the AL), allowed one or zero runs in a majors-best 21 starts and took down the second-most innings (193 ⅔) in the league. asserted
which → post → league
A rotation that included the $324 million Cole, the $218 million Max Fried and $162 million Carlos Rodón was anchored by a 25-year-old former seventh-round pick. asserted
that → include → pick
Schlittler was plucked out of Red Sox country in 2022 as a lanky, Northeastern starter who lived in the low-90s and ascended into one of the game’s brightest talents who relies on three fastballs that can touch triple-digits. asserted
that → pluck → digits
“He bought into everything that we were selling from strength and conditioning to pitch profile and he just turned himself into a beast with his work ethic and desire to be great,” Cashman said Tuesday. asserted
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“And obviously he added velocity that exceeded probably any of our expectations. asserted
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So he’s been a godsend because obviously without him or [Ben] Rice to help offset all the big veteran guys that we’ve been counting on. … asserted
we → help → that
He’s pitched to the top of our rotation and he deserves to win the Cy Young. asserted
he → pitch → Young
” Since debuting on July 9, 2025, Schlittler has essentially been the best pitcher in baseball, pitching to the majors’ top ERA (2.23) while tying with Sandy Alcantara and Christopher Sánchez for the majors’ most starts (47) and posting the third-best strikeout rate (30.3). asserted
Schlittler → debut → rate
In his first brief season, in which he was a revelation but human (2.96 ERA), Schlittler primarily used a four-seamer that he threw past opposing hitters. asserted
he → use → hitters
In his more godly follow-up campaign, Schlittler developed a cutter, relied more on his sinker and had a curveball in his back pocket, which he used notably to shut down the Red Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card series. asserted
he → develop → series
It will be curious to learn what he has in mind for his encore. asserted
he → learn → encore
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