On Wednesday night, New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler won the American League Cy Young Award.
Not only did he win the award, but he won it in unanimous fashion. Schlittler took home all 30 first-place votes. Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays tallied 22 second-place votes, but the race was not even remotely close. Schlittler was the best pitcher in the American League by far, and he boasted about his victory on X with a one-word post.
"Unanimous," Schlittler wrote.
That's it. One word to describe a season of excellence for the new Yankees ace.
Schlittler made 14 starts for the Yankees last year, and it was quickly evident that he had the potential to be a special player. He was dominant in the postseason as a rookie as well, going eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts in a win-or-go-home Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series.
For as good as he was last year, he was that much better this year. He had a 1.95 ERA in 33 starts and notched 239 strikeouts. He led the American League in ERA and fWAR.
Schlittler was more than deserving of the honor, but now he will have to replicate his success in 2027. The Yankees are trying to win a World Series, and they have too many stars to keep coming up short.
For years, Gerrit Cole served as the team's ace, and now it's Schlittler's time to lead the Yankees rotation.