Brewers ace takes NL Cy Young

Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 National League Cy Young Award unanimously. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the result Wednesday night. He finished ahead of Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves.

The 24-year-old right-hander led all major league pitchers in strikeout percentage at 37.9. He also ranked first in the majors with a 2.17 fielding independent pitching score. These statistics capped a season where the Brewers captured their first World Series title in franchise history.

His 232 ERA+ placed him 13th on the all-time major league list among qualifying pitchers. Misiorowski posted a wins above replacement mark of 6.4, which ranked third in the National League. Only Sánchez and fellow Phillie Jesús Luzardo posted higher figures in that category.

Velocity defined his regular season performance. His four-seam fastball averaged 100.6 mph. He recorded multiple pitches of 105.5 mph during the year, including one in June. No other pitcher struck out a higher share of opposing hitters in the majors.

The award reflects his work before the playoffs began, as voting ballots are submitted before the postseason starts. He threw four postseason starts with a 1.89 ERA during Milwaukee's championship run. Those games did not influence the voting outcome.

Misiorowski becomes the fourth pitcher in Brewers history to win the Cy Young. Corbin Burnes won the award in 2021. Pete Vuckovich and Rollie Fingers earned their honors in 1982 and 1981 while the team played in the American League.

A repeat victory in 2027 would join Jacob deGrom as the only National League pitcher to win consecutive awards since 2018 and 2019. No National League pitcher has won back-to-back Cy Youngs since deGrom's dual titles with the New York Mets.