Messick finishes third in AL Cy Young Award voting
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Parker Messick finished in third place in the 2026 American League Cy Young Award voting, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Wednesday.
The Yankees' Cam Schlittler was the unanimous winner, becoming the seventh pitcher in franchise history to win the award. The Blue Jays' Dylan Cease finished second.
Messick tallied seven second-place votes, 12 third-place votes, nine fourth-place votes and two fifth-place votes, for a total of 84 points.
It’s hard to perform in the Major Leagues as a rookie, let alone excel as one. And yet, Messick (who was also an AL Rookie of the Year Award finalist) made it look routine this past season, to put himself into some rare air.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 25-year-old is just the sixth rookie to be named a Cy Young Award finalist, following Mark Fidrych (1976), Fernando Valenzuela (‘81), Dwight Gooden (‘84), José Fernández (2013) and Paul Skenes (‘24).
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Messick consistently gave the Guardians a chance to win this past season. He was ace-like. Messick being a finalist was a testament to what he achieved in his first full big league campaign.