Cam Schlittler Wins 2026 AL Cy Young Award
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Major League Baseball has announced that New York Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler has been selected as the winner of the 2026 American League Cy Young Award.
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Major League Baseball has announced that New York Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler has been selected as the winner of the 2026 American League Cy Young Award.
From one @Yankees Cy Young to another, Sparky Lyle (1977) congratulates Cam Schlittler (2026).🤝🏻 pic.twitter.com/xdhReITf45
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) November 12, 2026
Schlittler finished the year with a 14-6 record, 1.95 ERA and 239 K over 266.2 IP in 33 games started for the Yankees. He set a Yankees single-season record with 21 starts of allowing one run or fewer. Schlittler’s 1.95 ERA ranks third and his 239 K rank fourth in Yankees single-season franchise history.
He becomes the seventh Yankees pitcher to win the Cy Young Award, a list that includes Somerset Patriots Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle (1977) and current teammate Gerrit Cole (2023).
Schlittler was Somerset’s 2025 Opening Day starter before making his MLB debut on July 9, 2025. For the Yankees in 2025, Schlittler went 4-3 with a 2.96 ERA and 84 K across 73 IP in 14 starts. He was dominant in Game 3 of the 2025 AL Wild Card Series where he went 8.0 scoreless IP with 12 K in a series-clinching win over the Boston Red Sox.
Schlittler was selected by the Yankees in the 7th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Northeastern. He has since gone 18-9 with a 2.23 ERA and 323 K in 266.2 IP across 47 career MLB starts.
During his time with the Patriots in 2024-2025, Schlittler was 6-9 with a 3.16 ERA and 107 K in 85.1 IP over 17 games (14 starts).
He becomes the first former Somerset Patriot to win the AL Cy Young Award. He joins former Patriots SS Anthony Volpe (2023 Gold Glove) and RHP Luis Gil (2024 AL Rookie of the Year) to be honored by MLB with end-of-season awards.
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