What is Cy Young Award?
In [[baseball]], the '''Cy Young Award''' is an honor given to the best [[Pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]] in the [[Major League Baseball]]. The award was first introduced in [[1956 in baseball|1956]] by Commissioner [[Ford Frick]] in honor of [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] pitcher [[Cy Young]], who died in [[1955 in baseball|1955]]. The award was given to the best pitcher in the major leagues. In [[1967 in baseball|1967]], the year after Frick retired as Commissioner, the practice began of honoring one pitcher in each league, the [[American League]], and the [[National League]]. The 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner was [[Gerrit Cole]] of the [[New York Yankees]], and the 2023 National League Cy Young Award winner was [[Blake Snell]] of the [[San Diego Padres]]. Each league's award is voted on by two members of the [[Baseball Writers Association of America]] in each league city, meaning 28 ballots are cast for the American League winner, and 32 for the National League. Each places a vote for first, second, and third place among the pitchers of each league. The [[formula]] used to calculate the final scores is a weighted sum of the votes: <tt>Score = 5F + 3S + T</tt>, where ''F'' is the number of first place votes, ''S'' is second place votes, and ''T'' is third place votes. The pitcher with the highest score in each league wins the award. If two pitchers receive the same number of votes, the award is shared between the two. The current formula started with the [[1970 in baseball|1970]] season. Prior to that, writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote. ==Other websites== * [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_cyy.shtml Cy Young Award on Baseball Almanac] * [http://armchairgm.com/index.php?title=Cy_Young_Award Full Voting Results for the Cy Young Award] [[Category:Major League Baseball awards]]