DeGrom Does It Again! Mets Ace Repeats As NL Cy Young Award Winner
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets has been named the NL Cy Young Award winner for the second straight year.
DeGrom received 29 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday night.
DeGrom is the 20th pitcher to win multiple Cy Youngs and 11th to win it consecutively. The previous repeat winner was Washington's Max Scherzer in 2016 and '17. Scherzer tied with the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu for second this year.
The Mets ace was surrounded by family during the live announcement. DeGrom also joined much smaller family Wednesday evening, as he now stands next to Hall of Famer Tom Seaver as the only two Mets to have multiple Cy Young awards in the franchise's history.
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A year after taking the award despite just 10 victories — fewest ever by a starting pitcher — deGrom earned 11 wins with a Mets team that's struggled to support him.
DeGrom led the NL with 255 strikeouts and posted a 2.43 ERA. His resume was bolstered by his durability — deGrom totaled 204 innings, compared to 172 1/3 for Scherzer and 182 2/3 for Ryu.
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