Jacob Misiorowski Unanimously Voted 2026 National League Cy Young Award Winner
Misiorowski Becomes the Fourth Pitcher in Franchise History to Earn Cy Young Award Honors
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers right-handed pitcher Jacob Misiorowski has been unanimously voted the winner of the 2026 National League Cy Young Award over fellow finalists Chris Sale (Atlanta) and Cristopher Sánchez (Philadelphia). Misiorowski becomes the fourth pitcher in franchise history to earn Cy Young Award honors, joining Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982) in the American League and Corbin Burnes (2021) in the National League. He is the first in franchise history to be voted the award unanimously.
Misiorowski, 24, went 16-5 with a Major League-best 1.80 ERA in 30 starts this season. The team was 22-8 in his starts and he produced 18 quality starts. He collected a Major League-leading 252 strikeouts in just 174.2 innings pitched, a total that trailed only Ben Sheets (264 in 2004) in franchise history for a single season. Misiorowski also led baseball in opponent batting average (.157), WHIP (0.80), K/9 IP (12.98), strikeout percentage (37.9) and H/9IP (4.95) in 2026 and was an All-Star for the second straight season.
Misiorowski went on to go 2-0 with 1.89 ERA in 4 starts during the postseason (19ip, 15h, 4r, 4er, 6bb, 16k, 0hr). He was the winning pitcher in Game 1 and Game 5 of the World Series against Tampa Bay.
Misiorowski was selected by Milwaukee in the second round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft from Crowder (MO) College, where he pitched one season (2022) and became the highest drafted player in school history. He is a graduate of Grain Valley (MO) High School.
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