Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski becomes unanimous NL Cy Young winner

Jacob Misiorowski did not merely win the 2026 National League Cy Young Award. He won it unanimously, becoming the 17th NL pitcher to take home the honor via a unanimous vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, according to MLB’s awards announcement on Tuesday.

Milwaukee’s ace made his case with front-of-the-league production across classic and modern measures. Misiorowski led all NL starters, and all Major League starters, in regular-season ERA (1.80), strikeouts (252), and walks plus hits per inning pitched (0.80), and he posted an opponents’ batting average of.157 that MLB describes as the most difficult full-season mark for any starting pitcher on record.

His performance extended beyond ERA and strikeout totals. MLB’s release also credits him with leading the majors in fielding independent pitching (2.17) and adjusted ERA (232), along with pacing the Statcast “expected” stats categories mentioned in the awards profile.

The profile also notes how exceptional his velocity has been in the era of pitch tracking. MLB says Misiorowski topped out at 105.5 mph, adding that no other starter has thrown that hard since pitch tracking began in 1988.

Misiorowski’s rise has been unusually fast for a pitcher who, MLB notes, entered the majors only 17 months earlier. The team’s organization has framed the development as a rapid transformation, going from a “thrower” to a full-time pitcher, while his 2026 season included milestones such as multiple All-Star selections, late-season big-league impact, and a run of performances tied to Milwaukee’s club successes.