Paul Skenes’ meteoric rise to the top is complete.

The young Pittsburgh Pirates ace was a unanimous choice for the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, becoming the first pitcher in 40 years to win Rookie of the Year one season and baseball’s top pitching prize the next.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won his second straight American League Cy Young Award earlier Wednesday, joining elite company after another spectacular season in which the left-hander helped propel Detroit to a playoff berth.

The 23-year-old Skenes — selected first overall by the Pirates in the 2023 amateur draft after a standout career at Air Force and LSU — was a marvel for the last-place Pirates, leading the majors in ERA (1.97) while striking out 216 batters in 187 1/3 innings during his first full s

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