The usual suspects, Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes, are holding firm atop their respective leagues as betting favorites to win Cy Young awards in 2026.
However, there has been some intriguing movement, both in terms of trades and odds. MacKenzie Gore went from the Washington Nationals to the Texas Rangers via trade, and from +2000 to win the NL Cy Young to +4000 in the Junior Circuit.
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The Milwaukee Brewers finally traded Freddy Peralta (to the New York Mets), and he’s now +3000, which is equal to his former Brew Crew teammates, Brandon Woodruff and Jacob Misiorowski.
With Framber Valdez the biggest pitching domino left to fall, he’s the last remaining free-agent arm who will likely crack either board upon his signing.
Let’s look at the latest MLB odds for the 2026 MLB Cy Young races.
Odds to win AL Cy Young award 2026
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Player |
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Tarik Skubal |
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Garrett Crochet |
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Jacob deGrom |
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Cole Ragans |
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Hunter Brown |
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Max Fried |
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Bryan Woo |
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Logan Gilbert |
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Kyle Bradish |
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Joe Ryan |
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Ranger Suarez |
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Nathan Eovaldi |
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Dylan Cease |
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George Kirby |
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Carlos Rodon |
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Trevor Rogers |
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Kevin Gausman |
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MacKenzie Gore |
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Jose Soriano |
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Pablo Lopez |
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Gavin Williams |
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Bryce Miller |
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Cam Schlittler |
Odds last updated on 2-1.
Odds to win NL Cy Young award 2026
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Player |
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Paul Skenes |
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
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Cristopher Sanchez |
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Chris Sale |
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Hunter Greene |
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Blake Snell |
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Logan Webb |
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Zack Wheeler |
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Spencer Strider |
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Spencer Schwellenbach |
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Shohei Ohtani |
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Brandon Woodruff |
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Freddy Peralta |
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Jesus Luzardo |
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Jacob Misiorowski |
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Nolan McLean |
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Tyler Glasnow |
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Michael King |
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Nick Pivetta |
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Nick Lodolo |
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Eury Perez |
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Mitch Keller |
Odds last updated on 2-1.
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Previous Cy Young Award winners
Here are the last 10 winners of the AL and NL Cy Young Award, with Detroit, Cleveland, Houston, Washington, and the New York Mets each leading the way with two. Overall, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have the most Cy Youngs all time (12), followed by the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves with eight and the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Mets with seven apiece.
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Previous AL Cy Young winners
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Year |
American League Winner |
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Tarik Skubal |
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2024 |
Tarik Skubal |
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2023 |
Gerrit Cole |
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2022 |
Justin Verlander |
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2021 |
Robbie Ray |
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2020 |
Shane Bieber |
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2019 |
Justin Verlander |
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2018 |
Blake Snell |
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2017 |
Corey Kluber |
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2016 |
Rick Porcello |
Previous NL Cy Young winners
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Year |
National League Winner |
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Paul Skenes |
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2024 |
Chris Sale |
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2023 |
Blake Snell |
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2022 |
Sandy Alcantara |
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2021 |
Corbin Burnes |
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2020 |
Trevor Bauer |
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2019 |
Jacob deGrom |
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2018 |
Jacob deGrom |
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2017 |
Max Scherzer |
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2016 |
Max Scherzer |
Pitchers with multiple Cy Young awards
Twenty-two pitchers have won multiple Cy Young Awards, led by Roger Clemens’ seven trophies. Of those 22 winners, five are still active in the majors.
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Pitcher |
Number of Cy Young Awards (Years) |
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Roger Clemens |
7 (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004) |
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Randy Johnson |
5 (1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) |
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Steve Carlton |
4 (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982 |
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Greg Maddux |
4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) |
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Seven different pitchers |
3 |
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12 different pitchers |
2 |
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