Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal celebrates striking out Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in the sixth inning of ALDS Game 5 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
DETROIT, MI ~ Detroit Tigers‘ starting pitcher Tarik Skubal made history Wednesday, earning a second consecutive American League Cy Young award. He is the first Detroit ace to win back-to-back Cy Youngs since Tigers’ legend Denny McLain, but his future in Detroit is uncertain. Skubal’s contract is up after 2026, and national reports claim that Skubal, his agent Scott Boras, and Tigers ownership are far apart in extension talks. WJR Digital Sports Reporter Nick Lundberg and Senior Sports Analyst Steve Courtney discuss with Ryan Ermanni if Skubal is worth his asking price on “‘JR Afternoon.”
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Nov. 13, 2025 ~ WJR Digital Sports Reporter Nick Lundberg joins Ryan Ermanni and Steve Courtney on “‘JR Afternoon“ to talk about Tarik Skubal’s second Cy Young with an extension looming before his contract with Detroit is up after 2026.
