Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski and New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler won their leagues' 2026 Cy Young Awards unanimously, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday night on MLB Network, MLB.com reported.

It was only the third time both league winners were unanimous, alongside Justin Verlander and Sandy Alcantara in 2022 and Denny McLain and Bob Gibson in 1968. Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens announced both results. Misiorowski, 24, and Schlittler, 25, won in their first full season; no pitcher has ever won the award as a rookie. "Surreal to be in this moment," Schlittler said. "It's an honor to represent my city and my teammates. Just being in this situation is awesome," said Misiorowski, who is from Grain Valley, Missouri.

In the National League, the Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez finished second, one voting point ahead of Atlanta's Chris Sale. In the American League, Toronto's Dylan Cease was second and Cleveland's Parker Messick, the runner-up for Rookie of the Year, was third. The BBWAA also announced the first winners of its Reliever of the Year honors: Toronto's Louis Varland in the A.L. and San Diego's Mason Miller in the N.L., MLB.com reported.

Historic strikeout stuff, and a World Series ring

Misiorowski had a 232 ERA+, or 132% better than league average; Schlittler had a 215 mark, 115% better than average. It was only the second time this century, after Jake Arrieta and Zack Greinke in 2015, that two ERA qualifiers posted an ERA+ at least 100% better than league average. In the live-ball era, the only other pitchers with an ERA+ that high in a first or second season were Dwight Gooden in 1985 (229) and Paul Skenes in his Cy Young season last year (226), MLB.com said.

Misiorowski also set a new record for fastball speed by a starter, reaching 105.5 mph. His season helped power the Brewers to the best record in baseball, an N.L. Central title and the franchise's first World Series championship. He has tried to keep the aftermath ordinary. "I actually got the chance a few days ago to go hunting with my dad, so, you know, that was probably one of the big highlights [since the World Series]," he said. "I also went to a Chiefs game, so, you know, I'm getting to live the life just normally now."

The awards were part of a week of honors in Las Vegas. MVP announcements were scheduled for Thursday. A separate preview of those finalists is already on the site; these Cy Young results are the first official pitching awards of the week.