Sale received 26 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that was completed before the playoffs.
Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after being the league’s first pitching triple crown winner since 2011.
In his first season with the Braves, Sale led the NL with 18 wins and 225 strikeouts, while his 2.38 ERA was the best among all major league qualifiers. The 35-year-old Sale went 18-3 and made his eighth All-Star team. He also won his first Gold Glove this year.
Sale received 26 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America that was completed before the playoffs. Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler finished second, and hard-throwing Pittsburgh righty Paul Skenes was third only two days after being selected the NL Rookie of the Year.
Detroit’s Tarik Skubal, who turned 28 on Wednesday, was a finalist for the American League Cy Young Award after the lefty took the pitching triple crown in that league.
Skubal went 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and a major league-best 228 strikeouts.
