On Wednesday — his 28 th birthday — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal became the ninth American League pitcher to win the Cy Young Award unanimously, for a total of 13 times.

Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal each won their first Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after the left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.

After winning the AL Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in the American League for the first time in his career, Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal was showered -- figuratively and literally -- in gifts by his friends and loved ones.