Finishing the season as the best pitcher in your league is an incredible achievement. But doing so in back-to-back years? That puts an ace in inner-circle company.

Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal became the 12th pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in consecutive years when he won the award in both 2024 and '25. Skubal became the first to win consecutive awards since Jacob deGrom in 2018-19.

As a group, the 12 hurlers who have won back-to-back Cy Young Awards represent some of the finest to grace a Major League mound. Here’s a look at each of their dominant runs.

Tarik Skubal, Tigers (2024-25)

After missing nearly a year from the middle of 2022 through July 2023 after undergoing flexor tendon surgery, Skubal returned as an entirely new -- and dominant -- pitcher. Skubal had 15 excellent

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