Tarik Skubal , the star pitcher for the Detroit Tigers , is adding some more hardware to his mantle. Skubal has won the AL Cy Young Award for a second straight year. With the win, Skubal has achieved a feat not accomplished in 25 years.

Skubal became the first pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award in consecutive seasons since Pedro Martinez did that in 1999 and 2000, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Originally, the award was given as a combined award to all of MLB. That lasted from 1956-1966. Since then, the award has been given to a player from both the AL and NL.

Four different players have won the AL Cy Young in consecutive seasons before Skubal, occurring five different times. Skubal joined Denny McLain as the only Tigers to win in back-to-back seasons, as McLain won in 1968

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