Why no Cy Young Award for the Cincinnati Reds? Let us explain.

Trevor Bauer will likely become the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher to win the Cy Young Award when the honor is announced on Wednesday.

It may seem odd that a franchise that has had players win the National League MVP 12 times doesn't have a single Cy Young winner. Here are two quick reasons why: 1956 and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The award was not given until 1956. If it were as old as the MVP, which has been around since 1911, the Reds would have at least two Cy Young winners and probably three or four.

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Since the Cy Young has been awarded, the Reds have had three pitchers – Tom Seaver in 1981, Danny Jackson in 1988 and Johnny Cueto in…