Cy Young Award
Healthy Ohtani eyes Cy Young in 2026 spring training debut
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Fully recovered Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani kicked off 2026 spring training healthy and pitching, with manager Dave Roberts placing him in the Cy Young conversation—the one major award missing from his stellar resume.
Following last week's exchange of record arbitration figures—a $13 million gap with Tarik Skubal seeking $32 million and the Tigers filing $19 million—the dispute highlights rarely invoked collective-bargaining agreement provisions. Skubal's back-to-back Cy Young Awards could set new norms for pitchers in their final arbitration year.
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Building on trade rumors from the MLB Winter Meetings, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal validated pre-season forecasts by MLB.com analysts in 2025, leading the AL in ERA (2.21) and winning his second straight Cy Young Award. With 2026 as his final year under team control, the Tigers must weigh extension, trade, or contention plans.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington stated that star pitcher Paul Skenes will remain with the team in 2026, despite ongoing trade inquiries from other clubs. Skenes, the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year and favorite for the 2025 NL Cy Young Award, has dominated in his first two MLB seasons. Cherington made the comments during the GM Meetings in Las Vegas on Tuesday.