Kansas City Royals hurler Zack Grienke has another big win to his name: the Cy Young Award. The right-handed ace dominated at the ballot box, taking home 25 out of 28 of the first place votes. Felix Hernadez came in second, with just two first-place votes.
Zack Grienke on the mound. (Getty Images)
Grienke won not the number of his wins -- his season record is a resptecable but not awe-iducing 16-8 -- but instead on his jaw-dropping ERA numbers. Grienke finished the season with a ERA of 2.19, leading all of Major League baseball.
It's a nice moment for the Royals, who had yet another difficult and long season. Their last Cy Young winner was way in 1994, when a young David Cone took home the award.
It's also a nice moment for Grienke himself, who stuggled with a social anxiety disorder in 2006 that saw him withdrawing from baseball for two months. After a trip through the minor leagues, he's returned to the MLB, looking as dominant as ever. Even more happy news: he and longtime girlfriend Emily Kuchar will be tying the know this Saturday.
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