CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 11: Starting pitcher Corbin Burnes #39 of the Milwaukee Brewers waves the the fans as he leaves the filed after throwing a combined no-hitter to defeat the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on September 11, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Brewers defeated the Indians 3-0. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
If it wasn’t obvious before, it should be now. Brewers ace Corbin Burnes is the frontrunner for the NL Cy Young award in 2021.
Milwaukee hasn’t had a Cy Young winner since 1982, coincidentally the last year the Brewers went to the World Series.