Tigers’ Tarik Skubal wins AL Cy Young again

Courtesy Detroit Tigers

November 12, 2025

Left-hander Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers won the American League Cy Young award for the second straight season.

Skubal becomes the 23rd pitcher to win multiple Cy Young Awards. The list features seven-time winner Roger Clemens; five-time winner Randy Johnson; four-time winners Steve Carlton and Greg Maddux; three-time winners Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Pedro Martinez, Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and two-time winners Denny McLain, Bob Gibson, Gaylord Perry, Bret Saberhagen, Tom Glavine, Johan Santana, Tim Lincecum, Roy Halladay, Corey Kluber, Jacob deGrom and Blake Snell.

Skubal is the fifth AL pitcher to win the award in consecutive seasons and the second to do so with the Tigers, joining McLain (1968-69). Clemens went back-to-back twice (1986-87 with the Red Sox and 1997-98 with the Blue Jays). The others were Palmer in 1975-76 with the Orioles and Martinez in 1999-2000 with the Red Sox In the NL, Maddux (1992-95) and Johnson (1999-2002) each won four years in a row. Other back-to-back winners were Koufax (1965-66), Kershaw (2013-14), Lincecum (2008-09), Scherzer (2016-17) and deGrom (2018-19).

It is the seventh time a Detroit pitcher has been honored with Skubal joining fellow two-time winner McLain as well as Verlander (2011), Scherzer (2013) and Guillermo “Willie” Hernandez (1984).

Skubal and Garrett Crochet were the only pitchers listed on every ballot.

Ballots were submitted prior to postseason play. They are tabulated on a system that awards seven points for first place, four points for second place, three points for third place, two votes for fourth place and one point for fifth place.

2025 AL Cy Young

1st2nd3rd4th5thPoints
Tarik Skubal, Tigers264198
Garrett Crochet, Red Sox426132
Hunter Brown, Astros243280
Max Fried, Yankees620361
Bryan Woo, Mariners51626
Carlos Rodón, Yankees215
Aroldis Chapman, Red Sox44
Jacob deGrom, Rangers22
Trevor Rogers, Orioles11
Drew Rasmussen, Rays11

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.

NameAffiliationChapter1st2nd3rd4th5th
Andy KostkaThe Baltimore BannerBALSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Roch KubatkoMASNsports.comBALSkubalCrochetBrownFriedRogers
Rob BradfordWEEI.comBOSSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Chris CotilloMassLiveBOSSkubalCrochetBrownFriedChapman
Kyle WilliamsChicago Sun TimesCHISkubalCrochetBrownFriedRasmussen
James FeganSox MachineCHISkubalCrochetBrownFriedRodón
Tim StebbinsMLB.comCLESkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Chris AssenheimerThe Chronicle-TelegramCLESkubalCrochetBrownRodónWoo
Jason BeckMLB.comDETSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Cody StavenhagenThe AthleticDETSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Jesus LinaresPelota BravaHOUSkubalCrochetFriedBrownWoo
Richard JusticeTexas MonthlyHOUSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Anne RogersMLB.comKCSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Pete GrathoffKansas City StarKCSkubalCrochetBrownWooFried
Sam BlumThe AthleticLASkubalCrochetBrownWooFried
Jeff FletcherOrange County RegisterLASkubalCrochetBrownFriedChapman
Bobby NightengaleMinnesota Star TribuneMINSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Dan HayesThe AthleticMINSkubalCrochetBrownFriedChapman
Eriko TakehamaSankei SportsNYCrochetSkubalFriedRodónBrown
Bob KlapischNJ.comNYCrochetSkubalFriedBrownWoo
Daniel KramerMLB.comSEASkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Adam JudeThe Seattle TimesSEASkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Eno SarrisThe AthleticSFSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Janie McCauleyAssociated PressSFSkubalCrochetFriedWooBrown
John RomanoTampa Bay TimesTBSkubalCrochetBrownFriedChapman
Luis MurphyCon Las Bases LlenasTBSkubalCrochetFriedBrowndeGrom
Stephen HawkinsAssociated PressTEXCrochetSkubalFriedWoodeGrom
Evan GrantDallas Morning NewsTEXSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo
Mike WilnerToronto StarTORCrochetSkubalBrownWooFried
Mitch BannonThe AthleticTORSkubalCrochetBrownFriedWoo

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