Overview
- Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal returns as a finalist after winning last year, joining Boston’s Garrett Crochet and Houston’s Hunter Brown.
- Crochet delivered an 18-5 record with a 2.59 ERA, leading the American League with 205.1 innings and leading MLB with 255 strikeouts.
- This marks Crochet’s first Cy Young consideration after receiving no votes last season despite striking out 209 batters over 146 innings.
- His 6.3 WAR ranked second among AL pitchers behind Skubal’s 6.6, and his performance helped Boston reach the postseason for the first time since 2021.
- MLB also named AL MVP finalists Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh and Jose Ramirez, and Manager of the Year finalists John Schneider, Stephen Vogt and Dan Wilson.