Yankees ace Gerrit Cole breaks through for Cy Young; Draymond Green suspended; QB Power Rankings

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GERRIT COLE AND BLAKE SNELL

For all the strikeouts, the dominance, the headlines and the accolades, Gerrit Cole had never won a Cy Young award … until now. The Yankees righty took home pitching’s most coveted award in the AL, and he did it in unanimous fashion.

Cole is the sixth Yankees player — but first since Roger Clemens in 2001 — to win the award. Cole went 15-4 with a 2.63 ERA this season. His 0.98 WHIP led MLB.Cole joins Ron Guidry (1978) as the Yankees’ unanimous Cy Young winners.Cole is also the oldest player in MLB history to win his first Cy Young unanimously.Cole had finished top-10 in Cy Young voting six times — including runner-up twice — previously.

Over in the NL, Blake Snell joined some exclusive company with his own Cy Young award. Also a Cy Young winner in 2018 with…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2023-11-16 13:54:55

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