At 39 years old and in his first season back from Tommy John elbow surgery, Justin Verlander returned to the Houston Astros and completed one of the finest seasons of his career, which earned him his third Cy Young Award.
The right-hander was unanimously voted the 2022 American League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease (14-8, 2.20 ERA) finished second in the voting and Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah (16-7, 2.24 ERA) finished third; both were named on all 30 ballots.and .
Verlander is the 11th pitcher to win three or more Cy Young Awards – also earning the honors in 2011 and 2019.