Cam Schlittler has just won the American League Cy Young Award — unanimously. The 25-year-old Yankees right-hander took all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, finishing ahead of Toronto’s Dylan Cease and Cleveland’s Parker Messick. Schlittler went 14-6 with an American League-best 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings in his first full season. He’s the youngest Yankee ever to win the award, only the seventh Yankee ever to win it, and just the third pitcher in baseball history to take the Cy Young in his second season. And the man who announced it? Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Schlittler earned just over $800,000 this season with one pre-arbitration year left — the Bronx has a new ace, and a payday is coming.
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– theScore (Bryan Mcwilliam), Nov. 11, 2026 — Schlittler named unanimous AL Cy Young winner; finished ahead of Dylan Cease (Blue Jays) and Parker Messick (Guardians); youngest Yankees player to win the award; first Yankee to win since Gerrit Cole in 2023; 239 strikeouts and AL-best 1.95 ERA in 193 2/3 innings; Roger Clemens announced Schlittler as the winner
– BBWAA (bbwaa.com), Nov. 11, 2026 — Schlittler unanimously selected as AL Cy Young winner, all 30 first-place votes, 210 points; 14th unanimous AL selection and third unanimous winner in Yankees history, joining Gerrit Cole (2023) and Ron Guidry (1978); seventh Yankees pitcher to win the award; ballots submitted before the postseason
– Sportsnet, Nov. 11, 2026 — Cease received 22 second-place votes; Schlittler had the lowest ERA (1.95) and most fWAR (6.2) among qualified AL pitchers; top-five in wins (14), strikeouts (239), WHIP (0.92)
– NBC Sports, Nov. 11, 2026 — Schlittler unanimous winner with all 30 first-place votes ahead of Cease and Messick; seventh Yankee to win the award; 33 starts, 1.95 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 239/49 K/BB ratio across 193 2/3 innings
– MLB, Nov. 11, 2026 — seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens announced Schlittler as the 2026 AL Cy Young Award winner
– Heavy.com, Nov. 12, 2026 — Schlittler earned $801,425 in 2026 and has one pre-arbitration season left, putting his next contract on the Yankees’ offseason agenda
– Flashscore, Nov. 11, 2026 — Schlittler joined Dwight Gooden (1985) and Paul Skenes (2025) as the only pitchers in MLB history to win the Cy Young in their second season; 1.95 ERA is the third-best by a Yankees starter in franchise history
Photo credits:
– Cam Schlittler celebrating in Yankees pinstripes, AL Wild Card Series Game 3 vs the Boston Red Sox, Yankee Stadium, Oct. 2, 2025 — Ishika Samant / Getty Images, via theScore
– Cam Schlittler in a Yankees cap at a 2026 press conference — Wikimedia Commons, File:Cam_Schlittler_Yankees_2026.png (freely licensed; author/licence page not accessible at build time)
– New York Yankees logo — via Wikimedia Commons (public domain, File:NewYorkYankees_caplogo.svg)
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