New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has officially won the American League Cy Young Award.
This is Cole’s first Cy Young after years of being a regular contender. He finished second behind Robbie Ray in 2021 and again behind former Astros teammate Justin Verlander in 2019.
In 2023, he was the hands-down unanimous winner and took all of the first-place votes.
Gerrit Cole was the one positive constant in the Yankees’ lost 2023 season, his fourth in New York. He led the AL with a 2.63 ERA and 209 innings. Cole also led the league in ERA+, hits per nine innings (H/9), and his 0.