Detroit Tigers lefthanded ace starter Tarik Skubal was crowned as the 2024 Cy Young Award winner for the American League following a fantastic campaign that saw him simply dominate Major League Baseball. It was the sixth time ever that a member of the Motor City Kitties earned the honor and the first since Max Scherzer brought home the hardware in 2013.
Skubal excelled out of the gates after Spring Training, earning wins in six of his first nine starts with a 1.80 ERA and 1.97 FIP over 55 innings. However, three of his four total losses came during the following six-game stretch, which saw him put up a 3.