In a highly anticipated announcement, it was Justin Verlander who won the 2019 AL Cy Young Award. He narrowly beat out his Astros teammate Gerrit Cole for the honor, as it had long been expected to be a close race between the two.
Verlander got 17 of the 30 first place votes, with Cole garnering the other 13. The second place votes were also split between the two, with Cole getting 17 and Verlander 13. In the end, it was undoubtedly a two-man race, as they were the only two players named on every ballot.