The AL Cy Young Award and NL Cy Young Award have been bestowed upon Cleveland Indians starter Shane Bieber and Cincinnati Reds starter Trevor Bauer, respectively.
Only in his third big league season, Bieber won the pitching Triple Crown leading the AL in wins (8), ERA (1.63) and strikeouts (122) in only 77.1 IP. Bieber, 25, finished fourth in AL Cy Young balloting in 2019. This time the vote was unanimous.
Bauer, a former teammate of Bieber, had a reversal of fortune in 2020. After being traded to the Reds in the middle of the 2019 season, Bauer posted a 6.39 ERA in 10 starts with the Reds down the stretch. In 12 starts for the Reds this season, Bauer led the NL with a 1.73 ERA despite a modest 5-4 record. Astonishingly, the 29-year old Bauer become the first pitcher in Reds history to win NL Cy Young honors. But Bauer probably won't be a Red for a very long as he is a free agent. No doubt the Cy Young will boost his value in the free agent market.
Tomorrow the BBWAA will announce the winners of the AL and NL MVP awards.
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