LAS VEGAS Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal added a second American League Cy Young Award to his trophy case this week, but he didn’t bring home the AL Most Valuable Player Award.
Skubal finished fifth in MVP voting.
In a virtual two-player race, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge captured the AL MVP on Thursday, Nov. 13, receiving 17 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh finished in second with the other 13 first-place votes.
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A total of 30 voters from the BBWAA two writers representing each AL city ranked their top 10 MVP candidates on ballots submitted after the regular season and before the postseason.
The votes were worth 14 points for first place, nine for second plaec, eight for third, seven for fourth, six for fifth, five for sixth, four for seventh, three for eighth , two for ninth and one for 10th.
To finish fifth in AL MVP voting, Skubal received one third-place vote, two fourth-place votes, seven fifth-place votes, 10 sixth-place votes, four seventh-place votes and three eighth-place votes, totaling 139 points.
He appeared on 27 of 30 ballots.
Just three voters didn’t include Skubal: Zack Meisel of The Athletic and Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, both of whom represented Cleveland, and Chris McCosky of the Detroit News, representing Detroit.
Overall, 20 players were mentioned on ballots, including three pitchers: Skubal (fifth place), Boston Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet (eighth) and Red Sox left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman (tied for 18th).
Another Tiger appeared in the voting: Outfielder Riley Greene was one of 20 players recognized, placing 17th with one ninth-place vote and one 10th-place vote.
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Skubal, who turns 29 on Nov. 20, logged a 2.21 ERA with 33 walks and 241 strikeouts across 195 innings in 31 starts during the 2025 season. Not only did his ERA lead AL pitchers, but his 6.6 fWAR ranked first among all MLB pitchers.
No Tiger has won AL MVP since Miguel Cabrera in 2013, wrapping up a stretch in which the Tigers won three straight.
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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch finished fifth in the 2025 AL Manager of the Year vote, as announced Tuesday.
Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt won the award for the second year in a row. The 10-year MLB catcher received 17 of 30 first-place votes from the BBWAA in the second season of his managerial career.
The other AL Manager of the Year finalists: Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider placed second, and Mariners manager Dan Wilson came in third.
The Tigers finished with an 87-75 record in the 2025 season for second place in the AL Central, with the first-place Guardians rallying from a 15½-game deficit to claim the division.
On Sept. 10, the Tigers had a 99.9% chance to win the AL Central, according to FanGraphs, only to lose 13 of their final 16 games. The historic collapse allowed the Guardians to surge from 0.1% on Sept. 10 to 100% on Sept. 28.
A total of 30 BBWAA voters ranked their top three Manager of the Year candidates after the regular season and before the beginning of the postseason. The votes were worth five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.
Hinch appeared on four of the 30 ballots, but he didn’t receive any first-place votes. He secured one second-place vote and three third-place votes, totaling six points.
Vogt led the way with 113 points, followed by Schneider with 91 points and Wilson with 50 points. Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora took fourth with seven points.
Hinch, hired by the Tigers in October 2020, is still chasing his first Manager of the Year win, despite six top-five finishes throughout his 12-year managerial career. He finished second in 2015, third in 2017 and 2024, fourth in 2018 and fifth in 2019 and 2025.
The Tigers haven’t had a Manager of the Year since Jim Leyland in 2006.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tarik Skubal fifth in 2025 AL MVP voting; Riley Greene 17th