end of season awards for scherzer included selection as a starting pitcher on "baseball america"'s all-mlb team. scherzer also won the 2017 national league cy young award—his third—making him the tenth pitcher in history to win at least three. he was the players choice award winner for national league outstanding pitcher, the second of his career. he was also elected to the arizona fall league hall of fame in late 2017, along with mike trout and david wright, and had his number 51 jersey retired by the scottsdale scorpions. his afl achievements included a 2.13 era in eight games in 2017 and a 3.38 era over four starts in 2008.