The winner will be announced on Nov. 12. Skubal, a unanimous selection last year by the 30 voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, is favored to win again. He would be the first back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner since Pedro Martínez in 1999-2000, and the first Tiger to do so since Denny McLain in 1968-69.

The race for baseball’s top pitching award is officially down to six. MLB has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Cy Young Award, and the list features a mix of new faces, breakout stars, and a reigning champ looking to go back-to-back.

Cristopher Sanchez (Philadelphia Phillies), Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) are the finalists in the National League.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been named a finalist for the AL Cy Young Award, after finishing the 2025 season with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts over 195 innings of work.

Cy Young Award Finalists

Bump and Stacy and Brock and Salk delve in to the idea of the Seattle Mariners trying to trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes has been named one of three National League Cy Young Award finalists. Skenes, 23, put together arguably the most dominant season by a starter in Pirates history.

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