Surprise, surprise! Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal has attained his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award.

This makes him the first American League winner to go back-to-back since Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000. And first back-to-back winner in general since Jacob deGrom in 2018-19.

Simultaneously former 2024 Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes with the Pittsburgh Pirates has returned to collect his second consecutive award as the unanimous winner for the 2025 National League Cy Young Awards.

This makes him the eighth pitcher in MLB history to attain both awards and the third pitcher in Pirates history to win the Cy Young.

Getting 26 out of 30 first-place votes, Skubal, with an 18-5 win-loss record, ended his season with a 2.21 ERA and a 0.89 WHIP across 195.1

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