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Tarik Skubal has his first Cy Young award. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that the Tigers ace won the AL Cy Young by a unanimous margin. He received all 30 first-place votes. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo placed runner-up, while Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase rounded out the top three. Whether Skubal would win the…

Skubal celebrates his 28th birthday with his first career Cy Young Award, receiving all 30 first place votes in balloting, following a transcendent 2024 campaign where he helped lead Detroit back to the postseason with an American League-leading 2.39 ERA (2.39) and 228 strikeouts across 192 innings (31 starts). He'll be the first starting pitcher off the board next spring in all fantasy drafts. Royals veteran Seth Lugo finished second and Guardians stopper Emmanuel Clase came in third.

Skubal celebrates his 28th birthday with his first career Cy Young Award, receiving all 30 first place votes in balloting, following a transcendent 2024 campaign where he helped lead Detroit back to the postseason with an American League-leading 2.39 ERA (2.39) and 228 strikeouts across 192 innings (31 starts). Royals veteran Seth Lugo finished second and Guardians stopper Emmanuel Clase came in third.

Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal has been named the American League Cy Young Award winner for 2024, per an announcement from the Baseball Writers Association of America. It was unanimous, with Skubal taking all 30 first-place votes. Seth Lugo of the Royals finished second and Emmanuel Clase of the Guardians third. More to come.

The other finalists are Emmanuel Clase, Seth Lugo, Zack Wheeler and Paul Skenes.