New York — Justin Verlander has a second American League Cy Young Award — and a clear path paved toward Cooperstown.
Verlander beat out teammate Gerrit Cole in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America revealed Wednesday. Verlander got 17 first-place votes to 13 for Cole, who became a free agent after the season.
The 36-year-old Verlander won his first Cy Young with the Tigers in 2011, when he was also named Most Valuable Player, and has since been a three-time runner-up.
“The adversity I went through puts a new perspective on everything,” Verlander said.