{"id":1061,"date":"2025-11-13T05:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T05:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2025-11-13T05:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T05:54:25","slug":"skubal-skenes-take-home-cy-young-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/skubal-skenes-take-home-cy-young-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Skubal, Skenes take home Cy Young awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes were crowned Cy Young Award winners for the American League and National League respectively on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Skubal finished ahead of fellow finalists Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown to claim the award for the second straight season.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old\u2019s back-to-back triumph made him the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to win the honour multiple times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; 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Skubal finished ahead of fellow finalists Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown to claim the award for the second straight season. 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