Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale has been named a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award. Sale is within striking distance of taking home his first career Cy Young. Between 2012 and 2018,

Pittsburgh Pirates pitching star Paul Skenes has been named a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award and National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award.

Skenes is seeking to become LSU’s first Cy Young Award winner and its second Rookie of the Year. Former LSU shortstop Alvin Dark of the Boston Braves was voted the MLB Rookie of the Year in 1948, when one award was given across both leagues.

Leading one's league in wins, ERA and strikeouts is generally a good way to win a Cy Young Award. Sure enough, the Triple Crown winners in the National League and American League -- Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale and Detroit Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal,

After his stellar first season in a Braves uniform, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Chris Sale as a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award.

Chris Sale, the Atlanta Braves’ standout lefty, has officially been named a finalist for the 2024 National League Cy Young Award, and it’s safe to say he’s not just “in the running”—he’s a frontrunner.

Unlike last year’s Braves team, there won’t be as many award celebrations, but there will be one — Chris Sale winning his first Cy Young. Sale was named a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award on Monday.

The major but expected news of the day for Atlanta was that Chris Sale was named a finalist for the 2024 NL Cy Young Award. The other Finalists are Zach Wheeler and Paul Skenes. While both Wheeler and Skenes are certainly deserving to be recognized among the three best pitchers in the NL,