Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson and Arizona's Corbin Carroll won the American League and National League Rookie of the Year awards respectively.
Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres won the National League Cy Young Award.
Brandon Hyde of Baltimore and Miami's Skip Schumaker won the AL and NL Manager of the Year awards respectively.
Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees won his first American League Cy Young Award.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Baseball Writers Association of America have announced the winners of the 2023 season awards. The awards, which are based on regular season performance, were voted on before the postseason began.
Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees won his first American League Cy Young Award, while Blake Snell of the San Diego Padres took the National League honor. This is Cole's first Cy Young Award and Snell's second, with his first being in 2018. Cole had a 15-4 record with an AL-low 2.63 ERA and 222 strikeouts in 209 innings. Snell, despite a difficult start to the season, ended with a 14-9 record, a 2.25 ERA, and 234 strikeouts in 180 innings. This makes Snell the seventh pitcher to win the top pitching prize in both leagues.
In the Rookie of the Year category, Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson won the American League award, while Arizona's Corbin Carroll won in the National League. For the Manager of the Year, Brandon Hyde, Baltimore's manager, won the AL award, with Miami's Skip Schumaker winning in the NL.
The awards were announced according to the following schedule: Rookie of the Year (Nov. 13), Manager of the Year (Nov. 14), Cy Young (Nov. 15), and Most Valuable Player (Nov. 16).
The Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers Association of America have announced the three finalists for each of the four major awards: Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year.
These are regular season awards and voting was completed before the postseason began.
The awards announcement schedule is as follows: Rookie of the Year (Nov. 13), Manager of the Year (Nov. 14), Cy Young (Nov. 15), and Most Valuable Player (Nov. 16).
This is Cole's first Cy Young Award and Snell's second, with his first being in 2018.
Despite their teams' overall performance, both players had an outstanding season.
Cole posted a 15-4 record with 222 strikeouts and an MLB-best 0.981 WHIP, while Snell posted a 14-9 record with a league-leading 2.25 ERA and 234 strikeouts.