Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves were the best pitchers in Major League Baseball during the 2024 season, and they were rewarded accordingly Wednesday.
Skubal took home the American League Cy Young award over fellow finalists Seth Lugo of the Kansas City Royals and Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians, while Sale won the National League Cy Young over finalists Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Skubal won his in unanimous fashion.
There was an American League Central theme in the AL Cy Young race, which was fitting since three of the final four teams in the AL playoffs came from the division.