Shane Bieber became the first American League pitcher to win the Triple Crown since Johan Santana did it for the Minnesota Twins in 2006. The Cleveland Indians ace is almost certainly a lock-in for the American League Cy Young award and could capture the American League MVP award. Bieber had eight wins, a 1.63 ERA, and 122 strikeouts in just 12 starts during the pandemic-shortened season. He had more wins than the Seattle Mariners’ Marco Gonzales and the New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, who both had seven. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBieber and the Indians will play against the Yankees in the Wild Card Series of the expanded playoffs.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2020 17:48 UTC