New York (AP) \u2014 The state of Ohio has swept this year\u2019s Cy Young Awards. Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber has claimed the American League Cy Young Award in a unanimous vote, while Cincinnati\u2019s Trevor Bauer is the National League winner.<\/p>\n
Bieber went 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 77 1\/3 innings during the pandemic-shortened season. He led the majors in ERA and strikeouts while tying Cubs ace Yu Darvish for the most wins.<\/p>\n
Bieber is the first Indian to win pitching\u2019s Triple Crown since Bob Feller in 1940.<\/p>\n
Twins hurler Kenta Maeda (mah-EH\u2019-dah) finished second in the balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America, ahead of Toronto\u2019s Hyun-Jin Ryu (hyoon-jihn ree-OO\u2019)<\/p>\n
Bauer went 5-4 with an NL-best 1.73 ERA in 11 starts, helping the Reds reach the playoffs for the first time since 2013. The 29-year-old right-hander struck out 100 in 73 innings and led the majors with two shutouts, a pair of seven-inning performances on doubleheader days.<\/p>\n
The brash Bauer is the first Cy Young winner for Cincinnati, the majors\u2019 oldest franchise. He received 27 of 30 first-place votes.<\/p>\n
Darvish finished second in the balloting, followed by Mets ace Jacon deGrom (deh-GRAHM\u2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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