---
title: Two unanimous Cy Youngs and a night of broken streaks at the MLB Awards
description: Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski swept every first-place vote, Yordan Alvarez ended Shohei Ohtani's six-year hold on the top DH honor, and the Brewers put a league-high four players on the All-MLB Team.
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published: 2026-11-12T12:46:05Z
edition: 2026-11-12T12
newsroom: sports
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cited_manifest_ids: ['1794448646841558138', '1794444508507542462', '1794446000441548693', '1794448683694558312', '1794464258964602729', '1794464473902608872', '1794465138474621714', '1794465191192621950', '1794446033926549254', '1794446046265549297', '1794472515968639667']
---

# Two unanimous Cy Youngs and a night of broken streaks at the MLB Awards

*Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski swept every first-place vote, Yordan Alvarez ended Shohei Ohtani's six-year hold on the top DH honor, and the Brewers put a league-high four players on the All-MLB Team.*

Confirmed · 11 Manifests · Sports · Published 2026-11-12 12:46 UTC

## Key facts

- Cam Schlittler won the American League Cy Young Award unanimously, receiving 30 of 30 first-place votes, after a 14-6 season with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts. [cites: 1794448646841558138, 1794444508507542462]
- Jacob Misiorowski won the National League Cy Young Award unanimously in his second season, leading NL starters with a 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts, and a 0.80 WHIP. [cites: 1794446000441548693, 1794448683694558312]
- Yordan Alvarez won the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, the first player other than Shohei Ohtani to take it since 2020, and also shared the Hank Aaron Award with Pete Crow-Armstrong. [cites: 1794464258964602729, 1794464473902608872]
- Pete Crow-Armstrong recorded the seventh 40-homer, 40-stolen-base season in major-league history, with 45 home runs and 41 steals. [cites: 1794464473902608872]
- The Brewers placed a league-high four players on the All-MLB Team after a league-leading 103-win regular season. [cites: 1794465138474621714]
- Yordan Alvarez and Wheeler were named Comeback Players of the Year, voted on by 30 club beat reporters, after both missed most of 2025 to injury. [cites: 1794465191192621950]

## Two unanimous sweeps

The 2026 MLB Awards opened with the rarest of results: both Cy Young Awards went unanimously. Cam Schlittler of the Yankees took all 30 first-place votes in the American League, and Jacob Misiorowski of the Brewers swept the National League vote. [cites: 1794448646841558138, 1794444508507542462, 1794448683694558312]

Schlittler's case was built on dominance in his first full season: a 14-6 record, a 1.95 ERA, 239 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings, and a league-leading 6.2 pitching WAR. He was at his best away from home, leading major-league starters with a 1.16 road ERA and 129 road strikeouts, and he became the seventh Yankees pitcher to win the award. [cites: 1794448646841558138]

Dylan Cease finished second in the American League voting with 22 second-place votes, setting a Blue Jays record with 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings and recording 237 strikeouts on the season. Parker Messick, a rookie, finished third with 84 points, becoming the sixth rookie to be named a Cy Young finalist. [cites: 1794444508507542462, 1794446033926549254]

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Misiorowski's numbers were just as emphatic: a 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts, a 0.80 WHIP, 12.98 strikeouts per nine innings, and a .157 opponents' average, with a fastball that topped out at 105.5 mph. He also became the seventh pitcher to win a World Series-clinching game and a Cy Young Award in the same year, and the seventh to win the award in his second season. [cites: 1794446000441548693]

The runners-up had their own claims. Cristopher Sánchez finished second in the National League for the second straight year after going 18-7 with a 2.91 ERA and leading the majors in wins and bWAR at 8.1. Sale finished third, his fourth top-three finish, with a 2.16 ERA and 200 strikeouts, his ninth 200-strikeout season. [cites: 1794446046265549297, 1794448683694558312]

## The hitters broke streaks too

Yordan Alvarez won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, the first player other than Shohei Ohtani to take it since 2020 and the first Astro ever to win it. As a designated hitter he hit .305 with a .422 on-base percentage and a .575 slugging percentage, with 34 home runs and 83 RBIs, and he led the American League in on-base percentage, slugging, OPS, offensive WAR, total bases, walks, and extra-base hits. [cites: 1794464258964602729]

Alvarez also shared the Hank Aaron Award with Pete Crow-Armstrong, both first-time winners of the honor for the best offensive performers in each league. Alvarez won the batting title at .316 with 42 home runs, 106 RBIs, and a 181 wRC+, while Crow-Armstrong hit 45 home runs and stole 41 bases, the seventh 40-homer, 40-steal season in major-league history. Both are the favorites for their leagues' MVP awards. [cites: 1794464473902608872]

## Comebacks and closers

Alvarez and Wheeler were named the Comeback Players of the Year, voted on by 30 club beat reporters. Alvarez played only 48 games in 2025 because of a left hand fracture, then set personal bests with 158 games and 42 home runs in 2026. Wheeler was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome in late August 2025, had surgery to remove his first rib near his throwing shoulder, returned to the mound on April 25, 2026, and finished with a 3.00 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 162 innings. [cites: 1794465191192621950]

The relievers had their night as well. Baker of the Rays and Miller of the Padres were named Relievers of the Year: Baker saved 41 games with a 1.44 ERA in 65 appearances in his first season as a full-time closer, while Miller led all qualified National League relievers with a 1.67 ERA and led all qualified pitchers with a 47.4 percent strikeout rate and a 101.4 mph average fastball. Louis Varland was named the American League Reliever of the Year by the writers, with a 1.27 ERA and 35 saves, and the Phillies' Duran finished second for the inaugural National League Reliever of the Year Award with a 1.82 ERA and 33 saves. [cites: 1794472515968639667, 1794446046265549297]

## What the team totals say

The Brewers put a league-high four players on the All-MLB Team, Misiorowski, Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, and William Contreras, after a league-leading 103-win regular season. Turang led the Brewers with 100 RBIs and became the first Brewers middle infielder to finish in the top three of MVP voting since Robin Yount in 1982, while Chourio became the first player to record three 20-20 seasons before his 23rd birthday. [cites: 1794465138474621714]

The pattern of the night is hard to miss: the biggest honors went to young arms and first-time winners. Schlittler won in his first full season and Misiorowski in his second; Alvarez took two awards nobody had given him before; and the Brewers' league-high four All-MLB selections came from a roster built around players still early in their careers. For teams deciding where the next dollars go, the awards suggest the market's most valuable currency is young pitching, and that the writers noticed. [cites: 1794448646841558138, 1794446000441548693, 1794465138474621714]

## What is still unresolved

- The MVP winners have not been announced yet; Alvarez is an American League finalist and he and Crow-Armstrong are the favorites for their leagues' awards.
- Sánchez has now finished second in National League Cy Young voting two years in a row; whether he contends again next season is open.
- The awards are voted honors; how the Brewers' 103-win roster carries its regular-season success forward is not settled by the night's results.

## Decision card

- **Useful for:** tracking which young pitchers are setting the market for extensions; comparing award-season consensus with regular-season stats
- **Not for:** predicting next season's standings; betting on award outcomes
- **Compare against:** last year's award winners; the All-MLB Team selections

## Provenance ledger

| Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `1794448646841558138` | Schlittler caps 1st full season with unanimous AL Cy Young Award | [mlb-news-new-york-yankees](https://mlb.com/yankees/news/cam-schlittler-wins-2026-al-cy-young-award) | 1794449144075559741, 1794449144083559742, 1794449144091559747, 1794449144085559743, 1794449144090559746, 1794449144087559744 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794444508507542462` | Cease finishes runner-up for AL Cy Young Award | [mlb-news-toronto-blue-jays](https://mlb.com/bluejays/news/dylan-cease-runner-up-al-cy-young-2026) | 1794444973085543424, 1794444973087543425, 1794444973090543427, 1794444973092543428 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794446000441548693` | Award-winning heat! Miz secures 1st Cy Young with unanimous vote | [mlb-news-milwaukee-brewers](https://mlb.com/brewers/news/jacob-misiorowski-wins-2026-national-league-cy-young-award) | 1794446331190549868, 1794446331193549869, 1794446331194549870, 1794446331196549871, 1794446331197549872, 1794446331199549873, 1794446331203549876, 1794446331206549878, 1794446331205549877 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794448683694558312` | Sale finishes third in NL Cy Young voting, his fourth top-three finish | [mlb-news-atlanta-braves](https://mlb.com/braves/news/chris-sale-third-2026-nl-cy-young-award-voting) | 1794449148448559937, 1794449148445559936, 1794449148452559940, 1794449148456559943, 1794449148457559944, 1794449148465559950 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794464258964602729` | Yordan unseats Ohtani for Outstanding DH, first new winner in 6 years | [mlb-news-houston-astros](https://mlb.com/astros/news/yordan-alvarez-wins-2026-outstanding-designated-hitter-award) | 1794464499159609650, 1794464499161609654, 1794464499163609657, 1794464499165609660, 1794464499167609662 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794464473902608872` | Alvarez, PCA become 1st-time winners of Hank Aaron Award after career years | [mlb-news-chicago-cubs](https://mlb.com/cubs/news/yordan-alvarez-pete-crow-armstrong-win-2026-hank-aaron-awards) | 1794464689980618071, 1794464689999618087, 1794464689996618084, 1794464689986618075, 1794464689987618076, 1794464689989618077, 1794464689990618080, 1794464689992618081, 1794464689983618073 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794465138474621714` | Brewers place league-high 4 players on All-MLB Team | [mlb-news-milwaukee-brewers](https://mlb.com/brewers/news/jacob-misiorowski-brice-turang-jackson-chourio-william-contreras-all-mlb-team-2026) | 1794465382673622277, 1794465382670622276, 1794465382674622278, 1794465382676622279, 1794465382680622282, 1794465382682622283, 1794465382679622281 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794465191192621950` | Yordan, Wheeler named Comeback Players of the Year | [mlb-news-philadelphia-phillies](https://mlb.com/phillies/news/2026-mlb-comeback-player-of-the-year-winners) | 1794465620002623702, 1794465620004623704, 1794465620008623707, 1794465620016623713, 1794465620005623705, 1794465620010623708, 1794465620012623710, 1794465620013623711 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794446033926549254` | Messick finishes third in AL Cy Young Award voting | [mlb-news-cleveland-guardians](https://mlb.com/guardians/news/parker-messick-finishes-third-in-al-cy-young-award-voting) | 1794446310870549655, 1794446310883549663, 1794446310886549665 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794446046265549297` | Sánchez finishes as NL Cy Young runner-up for 2nd straight year | [mlb-news-philadelphia-phillies](https://mlb.com/phillies/news/cristopher-sanchez-2026-nl-cy-young-runner-up) | 1794446314349549767, 1794446314353549769, 1794446314358549772, 1794446314360549774, 1794446314355549770, 1794446314362549775 | 11-12 00:00 |
| `1794472515968639667` | Baker, Miller pick up Reliever of the Year honors at MLB Awards | [mlb-news-tampa-bay-rays](https://mlb.com/rays/news/bryan-baker-mason-miller-2026-relievers-of-the-year-mlb-awards) | 1794472803699640398, 1794472803715640401, 1794472803716640402, 1794472803718640403, 1794472803720640404, 1794472803722640405, 1794472803711640400 | 11-12 00:00 |

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