Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves has made history by winning the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the first pitcher to finish in the top-5 of Cy Young voting for five consecutive years, then fall out of the top-5 for five straight years, and finally return to the top-5 to win the award.

In his remarkable 14th season, Sale achieved an impressive 18-3 record with a 2.38 ERA, leading the National League with 225 strikeouts. Despite injuries to key players, the Braves secured a playoff spot but were eliminated in the wild card round.