The MLB unveiled this year’s Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday. The Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes was named the National League’s best pitcher while the Toronto Blue Jays’ Robbie Ray took home the award for the best pitcher in American League.

Burnes started 28 games for the Brewers in 2021 and went 11-5 with 234 strikeouts while boasting an MLB-best 2.43 ERA. He finished at the top of NL Cy Young Award voting with 12 first-place votes and 151 points. The Philadelphia Phillies’ Zack Wheeler had the same number of first-place votes from Baseball Writers’ Association of America voters but finished with a total of 141 points due to lower placement on other ballots.

Burnes became the first Milwaukee player to get the award since the franchise moved to National League in 1998. Overall, he is the third Brewer to receive the honor, following Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers (1981) and Brewers Wall of Honor member Pete Vuckovich (1982).

Ray, on the other hand, was a runaway AL Cy Young Award winner after delivering a 13-7 record and leading the American League in games started (32), ERA (2.84), and strikeouts (248). The 30-year-old received the honors almost unanimously, picking up 29 first-place votes out of 30. The only remaining first-place vote went to New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.

Ray is the fourth Blue Jays player to receive the Cy Young award. Roger Clemens won it in 1997 and 1998, while Pat Hentgen took one the year before. Roy Halladay was the most recent winner in 2003.

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The Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Robbie Ray have agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal that will see the veteran lefty return north of the border in the 2021 season.

Ray, who was traded to the Jays from the Arizona Diamondbacks at this season’s trade deadline, will be back in order to help anchor a rotation which is looking to be a major factor as the team battles for another playoff berth.

The 29-year-old Ray didn’t have his best season in 2020, posting a career-worst 6.62 ERA along with a 2-5 record. He was better, though, after joining Toronto, putting up a 4.79 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 20.2 innings.

Ray, a 2017 NL All-Star during his tenure with Arizona, was once considered one of the most promising young lefty arms in baseball. He has always had swing-and-miss stuff and posted plenty of strikeouts, but has at times struggled with control and home runs.

Toronto hopes that they will be able to count on Ray for 30+ starts next season and to help provide consistency and experience in their rotation alongside Hyun-Jin Ryu.

He’ll head to camp in Dunedin next February all but assured a rotation spot, provided that he can stay healthy.

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The MLB unveiled this year’s Cy Young Award winners on Wednesday. The Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes was named the National League’s best pitcher while the Toronto Blue Jays’ Robbie Ray took home the award for the best pitcher in American League.

Burnes started 28 games for the Brewers in 2021 and went 11-5 with 234 strikeouts while boasting an MLB-best 2.43 ERA. He finished at the top of NL Cy Young Award voting with 12 first-place votes and 151 points. The Philadelphia Phillies’ Zack Wheeler had the same number of first-place votes from Baseball Writers’ Association of America voters but finished with a total of 141 points due to lower placement on other ballots.

Burnes became the first Milwaukee player to get the award since the franchise moved to National League in 1998. Overall, he is the third Brewer to receive the honor, following Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers (1981) and Brewers Wall of Honor member Pete Vuckovich (1982).

Ray, on the other hand, was a runaway AL Cy Young Award winner after delivering a 13-7 record and leading the American League in games started (32), ERA (2.84), and strikeouts (248). The 30-year-old received the honors almost unanimously, picking up 29 first-place votes out of 30. The only remaining first-place vote went to New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.

Ray is the fourth Blue Jays player to receive the Cy Young award. Roger Clemens won it in 1997 and 1998, while Pat Hentgen took one the year before. Roy Halladay was the most recent winner in 2003.

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The Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Robbie Ray have agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal that will see the veteran lefty return north of the border in the 2021 season.

Ray, who was traded to the Jays from the Arizona Diamondbacks at this season’s trade deadline, will be back in order to help anchor a rotation which is looking to be a major factor as the team battles for another playoff berth.

The 29-year-old Ray didn’t have his best season in 2020, posting a career-worst 6.62 ERA along with a 2-5 record. He was better, though, after joining Toronto, putting up a 4.79 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 20.2 innings.

Ray, a 2017 NL All-Star during his tenure with Arizona, was once considered one of the most promising young lefty arms in baseball. He has always had swing-and-miss stuff and posted plenty of strikeouts, but has at times struggled with control and home runs.

Toronto hopes that they will be able to count on Ray for 30+ starts next season and to help provide consistency and experience in their rotation alongside Hyun-Jin Ryu.

He’ll head to camp in Dunedin next February all but assured a rotation spot, provided that he can stay healthy.

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