As of October 2023, several Major League Baseball pitchers have won the Cy Young Award after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Notable examples include John Smoltz, who won the award in 1996 after his surgery, and Chris Carpenter, who won it in 2005 post-recovery. The exact number may vary as new winners are announced, but these instances highlight successful comebacks from the surgery.
* Dewon Brazelton, Underwent reconstructive knee surgery and Tommy John surgery before graduating from high school
Its the MVP award, but for pitchers named after famous pitcher
the cy young award is given to the best pitchers in the American and national league.
There is a line of thought that pitchers shouldn't win the award because they aren't everyday players. The last pitcher to win an MVP award was American League reliever Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A's in 1992.
1976 Tommy John
The Cy Young award is given to the best pitcher in baseball, so if you won this award you would continue to play as a pitcher.
1965 Tommy Nobis Texas
1956 Tommy McDonald Oklahoma
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There were no individual player awards given during Cy Young's career. The only honors he received was be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 and having the top pitchers award named for him when it was established in 1956.
Since 1967, both the American and National Leagues have awarded the Cy Young Award to the top pitchers in the respective leagues for the season.
Two Cy Young and MVP award winning pitchers from that year faced of in the World Series. The pitchers we Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Denny McLain of the Tigers.