Garrett Crochet finishes second in AL Cy Younger Award voting

Boston Crimson Sox

Crochet earned 4 out of a doable 30 first-place votes for the Cy Younger Award.

Garrett Crochet had a stellar first season with the Crimson Sox, with the southpaw establishing himself as Boston’s long-awaited ace and one of many high arms in baseball.

But it surely wasn’t sufficient for the 26-year-old lefty to unseat Tarik Skubal as the highest pitcher within the American League.

Crochet completed in second place in voting for the AL Cy Younger Award on Wednesday, with Skubal profitable back-to-back awards as the highest pitcher within the AL for the primary time since Pedro Martinez took residence the honour in each 1999 and 2000. 

Skubal completed with 26 out of a doable 30 first-place votes for the award, whereas Crochet earned the opposite 4 first-place votes. So far as whole factors, Skubal received the vote over Crochet, 198-132. 

Houston’s Hunter Brown completed third general with 80 factors, whereas Crimson Sox nearer Aroldis Chapman completed in seventh place with 4 votes. 

Crochet was a power on the mound with Boston in 2025, posting an 18-5 report to associate with a 2.59 ERA. He led the AL in each innings pitched (205.1) and strikeouts (255) — turning into simply the third pitcher in Crimson Sox historical past to report no less than 250 strikeouts and stroll 50 or fewer batters in a single season, becoming a member of Martinez and Chris Sale. 

In Boston’s lone playoff victory over the Yankees within the Wild Card Spherical, Crochet restricted New York to only one earned run and 4 hits over 7.2 innings of labor, surrendering zero walks whereas putting out 11.

Skubal was as soon as once more dominant for the Tigers this summer time, going 13-6 whereas main the AL in each ERA (2.21) and WHIP (0.891). 

 

Conor Ryan is a employees author masking the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Crimson Sox for Boston.com, a job he has held since 2023.