The National League Cy Young race was one of the closest awards races in the baseball this year, and on Wednesday night, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced Milwaukee Brewers righthander Corbin Burnes won the 2021 award in a narrow vote. Phillies righthander Zach Wheeler finished second in the voting. Max Scherzer finished third. Burnes and Wheeler each received 12 of 30 first-place votes, though Burnes received more second-place votes (14 to 9) to take home the award. Scherzer received the other six first place votes. Burnes is the third Brewers pitcher to win the Cy Young award, joining Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982).
