Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes were named the winners of MLB 's Cy Young awards on Wednesday as the top pitchers in the sport for the 2025 season.

Skubal won his second straight American League Cy Young Award, joining elite company after another spectacular season in which the left-hander helped propel Detroit to a playoff berth.

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The 28-year-old Skubal became the 12th player to win baseball's top pitching honor in consecutive years, joining a group that includes Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez.

Jacob deGrom was the previous pitcher to win consecutive Cy Youngs, pulling off the feat with the New York Mets in 2018 and 2019. Martinez was the last American League pitcher to do

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