Blake Snell Wins Second Cy Young Award
1 year agoSan Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell won the 2023 National League Cy Young award, becoming the seventh pitcher in MLB history to win a Cy Young in both leagues, joining Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Gaylord Perry, Roy Halladay and Max Scherzer. It came at a great time, too, as Snell will be highly coveted as a free agent this offseason. Snell received 28 of 30 first-place votes to finish in front of Logan Webb and Zac Gallen. The 30-year-old southpaw lead all of baseball with a 2.25 ERA in 2023, including a 1.20 ERA in his final 23 starts. Snell also led the majors with 99 walks, but he was dominant otherwise and led in opponents batting average (.181), hits per nine innings (5.8) and ERA+ (182) in 180 innings. His 234 strikeouts were second in the NL.
Source: MLB.com - Anthony Castrovince
Source: MLB.com - Anthony Castrovince