Phillies’ Zack Wheeler Named a Finalist for National League Cy Young Award

Philadelphia Phillies All-Star Zack Wheeler is a finalist for National League Cy Young along with Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes, MLB announced on Tuesday.

2024 National League Cy Young Finalist

• Chris Sale, Braves
• Paul Skenes, Pirates
• Zack Wheeler, Phillies

Wheeler will finish in the top three in the BBWAA NL Cy Young voting for the second time in his career. He finished second to Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes at the end of his breakout 2021 campaign in the voting.

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The right-hander built off a season where he finished just outside the Top 5 in the Cy Young voting, at No. 6 in 2023. He went 13-5 with a 3.61 ERA in 192 innings pitched in last season.

Wheeler led the NL with a 0.955 WHIP in 2024 and went 16-7 with a 2.57 ERA in 200 innings pitched in 2024.  He finished second in wins, ERA, and strikeouts among NL pitchers, all behind Atlanta's Chris Sale who was No. 1 in all those categories.

The award winner will be announced on Nov. 21. If Wheeler does in fact capture the award, he would be the fifth Phillies pitcher to win the Award, joining Roy Halladay (2010), Steve Bedrosian (1987), John Denny (1983), and Steve Carlton (4x).