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Justin Verlander Wins 2022 AL Cy Young Award

Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander was awarded the 2022 American League Cy Young award.

Kade Kistner

Justin Verlander Wins 2022 AL Cy Young Award
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander won the 2022 American League Cy Young award. It comes as little surprise as the righty was the presumptive front runner since the close of the 2022 MLB regular season.

Verlander made an incredible come back in his age-39 season, as it was his first full year back after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Over the course of 175 innings, Verlander compiled an Major Leagues-leading 1.75 ERA that was backed up with an MLB-best 0.829 WHIP and 220 ERA+.

He also helped propel his team through an incredible postseason run and a World Series win over the Philadelphia Phillies. However, the postseason does not factor into the Cy Young award.

By any account, it was one of the better pitching performances put together in a single season in recent memory. 

All while being 39-years-old. 

Incredible. 

And now, he has some more hardware to show for it as he adds a second career Cy Young award to his trophy case.

His career season could not have come at a better time considering it was also his walk year, as he is now a free agent, testing the open market. His season, and now this award, will only bolster his price tag.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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