On Wednesday — his 28 th birthday — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal became the ninth American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award unanimously, for a total of 13 times.

Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.

After winning the AL Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in the American League for the first time in his career, Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal was showered -- figuratively and literally -- in gifts by his friends and loved ones.

We're only counting the regular season here, because that's what Cy Young voters had to do ― vote before he dominated in his first two playoff starts.

A quick look at Tarik Skubal’s six best starts of the regular season for the Detroit Tigers, in chronological order.

The Detroit Tigers left-hander unanimously won the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, receiving all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. It's quite a birthday present for Skubal, who won the award on the same day he turned 28 years old.

On Wednesday, the day he turned 28 years old, Tarik Skubal was named the American League Cy Young Award winner.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal beat Seth Lugo and Emmanuel Clase to win the 2024 AL Cy Young Award, receiving all 30 first-place votes.

Tarik Skubal was dominant on the mound in 2024. The Tigers ace was rewarded for it, being named the American League Cy Young winner on Wednesday.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal unanimously wins 2024 AL Cy Young Award