Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski rolls to unanimous selection in NL Cy Young race

Courtesy Kristen Schmitt/Milwaukee Brewers

November 11, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers’ right-hander Jacob Misiorowski swept the voting for the National League Cy Young Award.

Misiorowski is the second Brewers pitcher to win the Cy Young in the National League, along with Corbin Burnes, the 2021 winner. The only other Cy Young Award winners for the Brewers, Rollie Fingers in 1981 and Pete Vuckovich in 1982, did so in the American League. The Brewers moved to the NL in 1998.

Misiorowski’s unanimous election is the 17th for an NL pitcher and the second season in a row following the Pirates’ Paul Skenes last year. The list includes Sandy Koufax three times (1963, 1965-66), Greg Maddux twice (1994-95) and once each by Sandy Alcantara (2022), Clayton Kershaw (2014), Roy Halladay (2010), Jake Peavy (2007), Randy Johnson (2002), Orel Hershiser (1988), Dwight Gooden (1985), Rick Sutcliffe (1984), Steve Carlton (1972) and Bob Gibson (1968). There have been 13 unanimous winners in the AL, including the Yankees’ Cam Schlittler this year.

This is only the third time the Cy Young winners in both leagues were unanimous. The other years were 2022 (Justin Verlander in the AL and Sandy Alcantara in the NL) and 1968 (Denny McLain in the AL and Bob Gibson in the NL).

Cristopher Sanchez was the runner-up in the balloting for the second consecutive year. He is the fifth pitcher to place second in Cy Young Award voting in back-to-back years. The others are Brandon Webb in 2007 and 2008 and Curt Schilling in 2001 and 2002 in the NL and Dan Quisenberry in 1983 and 1984 in the AL. Warren Spahn was runner-up in 1960 and 1961 when only one award was presented.

Misiorowski, Sanchez and third-place Chris Sale were listed on all ballots

Ballots were cast prior to postseason play. They are tabulated on a system that rewards 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.

2026 NL Cy Young Award

1st2nd3rd4th5thPoints
Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers30210
Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies1766199
Chris Sale, Braves1116398
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers2714663
Jesús Luzardo, Phillies171734
Mason Miller, Padres44
Eduardo Rodríguez, Diamondbacks22

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

NameAffiliation Chapter1st2nd3rd4th5th
Mark BowmanMLB.comATLMisiorowskiSaleYamamotoLuzardoSánchez
Chad BishopAtlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Nick PiecoroThe Arizona RepublicAZMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Mark GonzalesAt LargeAZMisiorowskiSánchezSaleLuzardoYamamoto
Meghan MontemurroThe Chicago TribuneCHIMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Vinnie DuberChicago Sun-TimesCHIMisiorowskiSánchezSaleLuzardoYamamoto
Mike PetragliaCLNSCincy.comCINMisiorowskiSánchezYamamotoSaleLuzardo
Mark SheldonMLB.comCINMisiorowskiSaleYamamotoSánchezLuzardo
Manny RandhawaMLB.comCOLMisiorowskiSánchezSaleLuzardoYamamoto
Kyle NewmanThe Denver PostCOLMisiorowskiSaleSánchezYamamotoLuzardo
Dylan HernandezThe California PostLAMisiorowskiYamamotoSaleSánchezMiller
Taro Abe Chunichi Shimbun LAMisiorowskiSaleYamamotoSánchezLuzardo
Yordano CarmonaPelota Cubana USAMIAMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Jordan McPhersonMiami HeraldMIAMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Todd RosiakMilwaukee Journal SentinelMILMisiorowskiSánchezSaleLuzardoYamamoto
Robert MurrayFanSidedMILMisiorowskiSaleSánchezYamamotoLuzardo
Anthony DiComoMLB.comNYMisiorowskiYamamotoSaleSánchezLuzardo
Tyler KepnerThe AthleticNYMisiorowskiSánchezYamamotoSaleRodríguez
Jayson StarkThe AthleticPHIMisiorowskiSaleSánchezLuzardoYamamoto
Scott LauberThe Philadelphia InquirerPHIMisiorowskiSaleSánchezYamamotoLuzardo
Dejan KovacevicDK Pittsburgh SportsPITMisiorowskiSaleYamamotoSánchezRodríguez
Colin BeazleyPittsburgh Post-GazettePITMisiorowskiSaleYamamotoSánchezLuzardo
Dennis LinThe AthleticSDMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Jeff SandersSan Diego Union-TribuneSDMisiorowskiSánchezLuzardoSaleYamamoto
Andrew BaggarlyThe AthleticSFMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Justice delos SantosSan Jose Mercury NewsSFMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo
Daniel GuerreroSt. Louis Post-DispatchSTLMisiorowskiSánchezSaleLuzardoMiller
Jeff JonesBelleville News-DemocratSTLMisiorowskiSaleSánchezYamamotoMiller
Joel ShermanNew York PostWASMisiorowskiSaleSánchezYamamotoMiller
Jake MintzYahoo! SportsWASMisiorowskiSánchezSaleYamamotoLuzardo

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