Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski has added another major honor to a season that already had plenty of them. After helping the Brewers win the World Series, he was named the National League Cy Young Award winner, taking the prize in a unanimous vote with all 30 ballots going his way.
Misiorowski spoke with MLB Network after the announcement and didn’t hide how much the moment meant to him.
“This is unreal,” Misiorowski said. “It's amazing… It's an honor to represent my city and my teammates. Just being in this situation is awesome.”
The award caps off a remarkable run for the right-hander, who began the year by earning his second All-Star selection in just his second MLB season. From there, he became a key piece of Milwaukee’s championship push and finished with a dominant line: a 1.80 ERA, 252 strikeouts and 174.2 innings.
Since the World Series ended, Misiorowski said he’s been enjoying a little normal life again.
“I actually got the chance a few days ago to hunt with my dad, so that was probably one of the big highlights,” Misiorowski said. “Went to a Chiefs game, so getting to live life just normally now, now that baseball's over for the season.”
He also made sure to credit the people closest to him for helping him reach this point.
“Everyone here, my mom, my dad, my fiancé, her family, my agent all helped me get through this, and get to where I'm at today,” Misiorowski added. “It's been awesome to have those people support me along the way.”
With a season like this, it wouldn’t be a shock to see Jacob Misiorowski collecting more Cy Young Awards before his career is over.
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