Yoshinobu Yamamoto finishes 4th in National League Cy Young Award voting

Milwaukee, WI - October 11, 2026: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto warms up before game one of NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Dodgers ace Yoshinobu

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Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto finished fourth in National League Cy Young Award voting in results announced on Wednesday, his second straight year receiving support as one of the top pitchers in the league.

Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers was the unanimous winner of the award after leading the majors in both strikeouts (252) and ERA (1.80) while going 16-5 in his 30 starts and 74 2/3 innings.

Cristopher Sánchez of the Philadelphia Phillies finished in second place and Atlanta Braves left-hander

Chris Sale finished third. Yamamoto was fourth, and appeared on 29 of 30 possible ballots. Yamamoto got two second-place votes, seven third-place votes, 14 fourth-place votes, and six fifth-place votes, for a total of 63 points.

Seven points are awarded for each first-place vote, then four points for second-place votes, three points for third place, two points for fourth place, and one point for fifth place.

Yamamoto this season led the majors by averaging 6.61 innings per start, and put up a 2.53 ERA and 2.94 xERA in his 28 starts with 182 strikeouts in 185 innings. He ranked third in the National League in ERA, was fourth in xERA, and ranked ninth in strikeout-minus-walk rate (19.8 percent).

This is the second straight year Yamamoto garnered Cy Young Award votes. He finished in third place in 2025, and also appeared on 29 of 30 ballots. Yamamoto did not receive any second-place votes last year, but his 72 points outpaced his tally of 63 this year.

Also on Wednesday, at the MLB Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, Yamamoto and Tarik Skubal each earned All-MLB second-team honors as starting pitchers. They were the only two Dodgers honored in the various awards. This was the third All-MLB honor for Skubal, who was a first-team starting pitcher in 2024 and 2025, and the second such honor for Yamamoto, who was a first-team starting pitcher last year.

Shohei Ohtani missed out on first-team and second-team All-MLB with Yordan Álvarez and Ben Rice capturing those honors at designated hitter. Álvarez also won the Edgar Martinez Award as the top DH in baseball.