Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer sadly won’t be taking home his third straight National League Cy Young Award. It was announced on Wednesday evening that Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets was able to win the first Cy Young of his career.
The final voting showed that deGrom was almost able to clear the board in terms of first-place votes. He got 29 votes, compared to Scherzer’ one, while Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola got none and finished a distant third.
Just like his teammate Juan Soto, it’s not a knock on Scherzer that he couldn’t take home the hardware.