The winners of the National and American League Cy Young Award were announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) and the Mets’ Jacob deGrom and Rays’ Blake Snell won the awards for their respective league. It was the first time either pitcher won the Cy Young Award.
Jacob deGrom won the award despite a mediocre win-loss record of 10-9, which the writers correctly determined was the result of the Mets poor offense and bullpen and was not a reflection on the excellence of deGrom. The right-hander finished the season with a 1.