He made 33 starts and finished with a flourish, throwing a two-hit shutout at Toronto in his final outing.Ĭole became the sixth Yankees pitcher to win a Cy Young and first since Roger Clemens in 2001. The ace right-hander received all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.Ī steady model of consistent excellence, Cole went 15-4 with 222 strikeouts while leading the AL in ERA (2.63) and innings (209). NEW YORK (AP) - Gerrit Cole was a unanimous winner of his first American League Cy Young Award, and Blake Snell took the National League honor Wednesday in becoming the seventh hurler to earn baseball’s top pitching prize in both leagues.Īfter coming close several times before, Cole finally finished on top following an outstanding season for the New York Yankees.
