Detroit — Tarik Skubal continues to entrench himself in the pantheon of great Tigers pitchers.

On Wednesday, by a vote of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Skubal won his second straight American League Cy Young Award.

He is the first American League pitcher to win the award in consecutive years since Red Sox Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez won it in 1999 and 2000. And he joins Denny McLain (1968, 1969) as the only Tigers pitcher to win it more than once.

Skubal, a unanimous choice for the award in 2024, got 26 of 30 first place votes, beating out Red Sox Garrett Crochet (four first place votes, 26 second place votes) and Astros' Hunter Brown (Wayne State).

The Tigers were 21-10 in Skubal’s 31 regular-season starts this past season. His 6.5 WAR and 2.21 ERA led the American Le

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