Overview
- The Tigers ace accepted the 2025 AL Cy Young Award and told A.J. Hinch to keep the “same time next year” plan, teasing a three-peat.
- Skubal led the AL in 2025 with a 2.21 ERA and struck out 241, then posted a 1.74 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 20.2 postseason innings.
- He enters his final year of team control with an arbitration hearing possible, as MLive notes a reported $13 million gap between salary filings.
- MLive reports his name has circulated in trade rumors this winter as the club weighs an extension against the risk of free agency.
- Clips and transcripts show a speech heavy on gratitude, with thanks to his wife, teammates, coaches, and agent Scott Boras, underscoring his leadership profile.