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CC Sabathia ends Indians’ Cy Young drought

C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians was elected the American League Cy Young Award winner in balloting by the BBWAA. It marked only the second time in the 52-season history of the voting that a Cleveland pitcher was honored. The other was Gaylord Perry in 1972. Perry won a second…


Bartolo Colon wins AL Cy Young

Bartolo Colon of the Los Angeles Angels was named the winner of the American League Cy Young Award in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The righthander, 32, is only the second winner of this award in the franchise’s 45-season history and the first since Dean Chance in…


Johan Santana wins Cy Young unanimously

Minnesota Twins lefthander Johan Santana was a unanimous selection of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as the American League Cy Young Award winner. Santana, 25, received all 28 first-place votes cast by two writers from each AL city for a perfect score of 140 points, based on a 5-3-1…


Roy Halladay runs away with Cy Young race

Toronto Blue Jays righthander Roy Halladay was an overwhelming choice of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as the American League Cy Young Award winner for 2003. Halladay, 26, was named first on 26 ballots and second on the other two of ballots cast by two writers from each league…