Awards week rolled on in Major League Baseball as the league handed out the Cy Young Awards on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler took home the award in the American League in unanimous fashion, with Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease and Cleveland Guardians pitcher Parker Messick rounding out the top three in voting. 

Further down the ballot was Boston Red Sox starter Sonny Gray, who received three fourth-place votes and 15 fifth-place votes, finishing fifth. This marks the fourth time in his now 14-year career that Gray has received votes in the Cy Young Award race, and the first time since 2023, when he finished second behind Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. 

By all accounts, 2026 was a career year for the 36-year-old right-hander. Gray made 29 starts in his first, and perhaps only, season in a Red Sox uniform, leading the league with 18 wins while posting a career-low 2.72 ERA, the fifth-lowest mark in the American League and eighth-lowest in baseball. Gray got the start for Boston in Game 2 of the Wild Card series in New York, allowing two earned runs on six hits in 4.2 innings in the Red Sox season-ending loss. After the loss, Gray was very vocal about being pulled after only 70 pitches. 

After considering retirement, Gray decided to return to the mound in 2027. The 36-year-old saw his $30-million mutual option for 2027 declined, paying him a $10 million buyout and sending him to the open market, where he is free to sign with other teams. 

Gray becomes the fifth Red Sox to receive votes in the BBWAA Awards, joining starter Payton Tolle, who finished third in Rookie of the Year voting, manager Chad Tracy, who finished third in Manager of the Year voting, and relievers Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock, who finished in fourth and ninth place in Reliever of the Year voting, respectively. The team also had a trio of Gold Glove winners, with Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Caleb Durbin all taking home the award at their respective positions.

In addition to the Cy Young Award, the league announced the winner of the Reliever of the Year award on Wednesday night. Blue Jays closer Louis Varland took home the award after posting a 1.27 ERA in 71 appearances, locking down 35 saves. Chapman finished fourth in voting behind Guardians reliever Cade Smith and Tampa Bay Rays closer Bryan Baker. As mentioned above, Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock also appeared on the ballot, finishing ninth. 

According to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, the GM Meetings' worst-kept secret is the Red Sox's desire to move on from left fielder Jarren Duran. The 30-year-old hit .207/.266/.361/.627 with 20 home runs, 15 doubles, and five triples, driving in 69 runs in 151 games in 2026. 

Also, according to Abraham, the Red Sox have inquired about free agent outfielder Seiya Suzuki. In 143 games for the Chicago Cubs, the 32-year-old hit .270/.368/.473/.841 with 26 home runs, 31 doubles, and 86 runs driven in.