Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes won the 2025 National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez finished second, while Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished third. Skenes received all 30 first-place votes, becoming the first NL pitcher to win the award unanimously since the Miami Marlins' Sandy Alcantara in 2022.

Skenes is the first player in four decades to win Rookie of the Year one year and Cy Young the next. The 23-year-old right-hander is also the first pitcher to win the Cy Young with a record of .500 or worse.

After a sensational rookie season , Skenes delivered on the hype in Year 2. He finished the 2025 season with a 10-10 record and an ERA of 1.97, 216 strikeouts, and 42 walks in 187 2/3 innings over

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