Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made some early predictions for the 2026 NL Cy Young award, revealing he thinks starters Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will compete for the award next season.
“I think so,” Roberts said when asked if Ohtani could win his first Cy Young. “I think this year, he pitched better than I expected, given [he was] coming off surgery. And this offseason, he’s going to have a regular offseason. I think he absolutely could win a Cy Young, but I think Yamamoto is going to have something to say about it too.