
Longtime MLB ace Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, beating out Phillies hurler Zack Wheeler and Pirates rookie Paul Skenes with 26 of 30 first-place votes.
The 35-year-old Sale finished 2024 with an 18-3 record and led the NL in ERA (2.38), strikeouts (154), and wins (18)—taking home the NL's pitching triple crown. He also won the National League's Comeback Player of the Year Award, Gold Glove, and was named to the All-MLB first team.