PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez finished seventh in National League Cy Young Award voting, capping a bounce-back season with his first Cy Young votes since 2019, according to Arizona Sports.
Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski won his first Cy Young. Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez finished second and Atlanta’s Chris Sale was third.
Rodriguez received two fifth-place votes. The last time he drew Cy Young support was 2019, when he finished sixth in the American League voting while pitching for the Boston Red Sox.
The 2026 season was the best of his Arizona tenure. Rodriguez posted a career-best 2.89 ERA over 32 starts and made his first All-Star Game, a big step up from what Arizona Sports described as two disappointing first seasons with the club.
His year started with a starring role for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic championship game, when he threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings in a 3-2 win over the United States.
Rodriguez credited lessons from Venezuela pitching coach Johan Santana, his childhood hero, for his improvement, Arizona Sports reported.
He was a steady piece of a Diamondbacks rotation that dealt with injuries again this year. Arizona finished 86-76 and missed the playoffs on the season’s final weekend.
Rodriguez and batting champion Gabriel Moreno gave Arizona two players honored during this week’s MLB awards announcements.
Sources: Arizona Sports. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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