2023 MLB PITCHER OF THE YEAR GERRIT COLE: New York Yankees.

The article focuses on Gerrit Cole's 2023 pitching performance and his recognition as MLB Pitcher of the Year by Baseball Digest. Cole, a right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, achieved a 15-4 record with a 2.63 earned run average (ERA), the lowest in the American League and second lowest in Major League Baseball, along with 222 strikeouts and two shutouts in 33 starts. He set franchise records for the most starts with at least seven innings and three or fewer baserunners allowed, and led the majors with 26 starts allowing two or fewer runs. Cole received 62 total points in the award voting, becoming the first Yankees pitcher to win this honor since the award's inception in 1994.