Cam Schlittler heard the big news heard from the mouth of a New York Yankees legend on Wednesday.
Former Yankees ace Roger Clemens announced Schlittler's win of the 2026 American League Cy Young Award on MLB Network.
Here is the moment Schlittler and his family learned that he won the award.
By winning the AL Cy Young, Schlittler joins the small group of Yankees players to ever receive the honor. Clemens was among those on that short list.
“The Rocket” won the award in 2001, ending a long drought after Ron Guidry won his with the Yankees in 1978. Bob Turley was the first Yankee to be named a Cy Young winner in 1958, while Whitey Ford and Sparky Lyle won theirs in 1961 and 1977, respectively.
Before Schlittler, the last Yankees hurler to win the Cy Young was Gerrit Cole in 2023.
The 25-year-old Schlittler won the award in just his second season in the big leagues. He also garnered all AL Cy Young votes for a unanimous win. Given the season he just had, it's hard to say that he didn't deserve such a dominant showing in the voting.
In 2026, Cam Schlittler won 14 and lost six in 33 starts. His 1.95 ERA was the best in the American League, as were the 215 total strikeouts he racked up. Schlittler's 7.0 bWAR topped all players in the AL, while also posting a 0.919 WHIP to go along with a 2.56 FIP.
Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays was second in the voting, while Parker Messick of the Cleveland Guardians was third