It’s official! Gerrit Cole is the 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner. While he was the heavy favorite going into the announcement, earlier tonight, it was made official on MLB Network that the Yankees’ ace would take home some hardware. With 30 first-place votes, Cole was unanimously voted the best pitcher in the AL for this past season.
All aboard. This is a Cy Young bound express Cole Train. pic.twitter.com/ywdwuEEzfr
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) November 15, 2023
With the win, Cole becomes the franchise’s first Cy Young winner since Roger Clemens in 2001, and the sixth in team history.