The race for baseball’s top pitching award is officially down to six. MLB has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Cy Young Award, and the list features a mix of new faces, breakout stars, and a reigning champ looking to go back-to-back.

Brown is unlikely to win the AL Cy Young, and it's uncertain whether he'll return to the postseason in 2026 with yet another reshuffled Houston roster. There's plenty of uncertainty with Astros at the moment. Brown is a much needed source of consistentcy, a steady source of excellence for a club eyeing a return to championship contention.