DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch against the New York Yankees during game three of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on October 16, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
As the 2020 AL Cy Young award winner is about to be announced, we look back at the Detroit Tigers who came runner up.
Throughout the team’s history, the Detroit Tigers have had some aces who were worthy enough to win the Cy Young award. Denny McLain would the first Tigers pitcher to win the award back to back in 1968 and again in 1969.