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Named for the winningest pitcher in baseball history, the Cy Young Award is voted upon by the Baseball Writers' Association of America prior to the beginning of the postseason. From 1956 to 1966, the award was given to one pitcher, but has been given to one pitcher per league since 1967....
To answer this difficult question, MLB.com evaluated each winner, starting with a combination of the three main types ofwins above replacement (WAR), via Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus. Using those results as a rough guide while also considering other metrics, notable accompli...
Honorable mention: Bob Gibson | Creighton | 2x Cy Young winner ('68, '70) Two star basketball and baseball athletes were strong contenders at the pitching position in the 1960s, and Bob Gibson continued the theme with his standout performances at both posts while at Creighton. Sadly,...
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City has had a challenging season against top-tier pitchers, and on Tuesday in Round Rock, Texas, they'll face their third Cy Young Award winner.
Davis could be the first Cy Young Award winner in history to start the following season in a different uniform. This is not an appealing thought to the Padres, who would go from contender to pretender without him. Advertisement A big concern, at this point, might be that the Cy Young Awa...
Trevor Bauer, former Cy Young winner in the National League, has earned the starting nod for the South team in the Mexican League All-Star Game.
How about those recruits? The last MLB pitch McDowell threw was in 1999, right around the time most of his players were born. Do they even know who their coach — a three-time All Star, back-to-back 20-game winning, Cy Young Award winner — really is?
CHICAGO (AP) — LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 AL Cy Young Award with the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 66. The White Sox announced his death on Wednesday. The team said he died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, following a lengthy illness. ...
It's hard enough to win one Cy Young Award. Only the great aces win more than one. MLB's top pitching honor was established on Feb. 4, 1956. Since then, just 22 pitchers have won multiple Cy Young Awards. On Wednesday, Blake Snell became the newest membe