New York Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler was named the unanimous American League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday, finishing ahead of Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays and Parker Messick of the Cleveland Guardians.
The 25-year-old Schlittler is the youngest Yankees player to earn the honor. He's also the first Yankee to win since Gerrit Cole in 2023. Before Cole, a Yankee hadn't won the Cy Young since Roger Clemens in 2001.
Clemens announced Schlittler as the winner.
7x Cy Young Award winner, Roger Clemens, announces Cam Schlittler as the 2026 AL Cy Young Award winner 💪 https://t.co/JIYbLtVzPc
— MLB (@MLB) November 12, 2026
"It's amazing for Roger to be on here and to give me that award. It's a special moment," Schlittler said on MLB Network.
Schlittler finished the regular season with 239 strikeouts and an AL-best 1.95 ERA in 193 2/3 innings. He led AL starters in fWAR and tied with Cease for the league lead in FIP while finishing second in innings pitched and fifth in wins.
The Yankees were 21-12 in games started by the hard-throwing right-hander. Schlittler finished in the 94th percentile in fastball velocity and the 100th percentile in fastball run value thanks to a heater that averaged 98 miles per hour.
He said he's preparing to be a workhorse for the Yankees again next season.
"I think I'm in a really good spot to handle the workload again next year," Schlittler said. "We obviously didn't meet the end goal, and the end goal is to win a championship and that's where my eyes are."
