Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets has been named the NL Cy Young Award winner for the second straight year.

DeGrom received 29 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday night.

DeGrom is the 20th pitcher to win multiple Cy Youngs and 11th to win it consecutively. The previous repeat winner was Washington's Max Scherzer in 2016 and '17. Scherzer tied with the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu for second this year.

A year after taking the award despite just 10 victories — fewest ever by a starting pitcher — deGrom earned 11 wins with a Mets team that's struggled to support him.

DeGrom led the NL with 255 strikeouts and posted a 2.43 ERA. His resume was bolstered by his durability — deGrom totaled 204 innings, compared to 172 1/3 for Scherzer and 182 2/3 for Ryu.

DeGrom's teammate, first baseman Pete Alonso, was named the NL Rookie of the Year Award on Monday. DeGrom also won the award in his rookie season in 2014.

DeGrom is one of only four Mets pitchers to win the Cy Young Award, with R.A. Dickey winning in 2012, Dwight Gooden in 1985, and Tom Seaver taking the award three times. No Mets pitcher had won in back-to-back years before deGrom.

On the American League side, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander also won his second Cy Young Award.

Verlander beat out teammate Gerrit Cole. Verlander got 17 first-place votes compared to 13 for Cole, who became a free agent after the season.

The 36-year-old Verlander won his first Cy Young in 2011, when he was also named MVP, and has since been a three-time runner-up. He finished second by four points and five points in 2012 and 2016, respectively.

Verlander continued a marvelous second act to his career since a 2017 trade from Detroit to Houston. He led the majors with 21 victories and padded his Hall of Fame resume by getting his 3,000th strikeout in his final start of the regular season. He also reached 300 punchouts in a season for the first time.

Verlander no-hit Toronto on September 1, becoming the sixth pitcher with three no-hitters in a career. He joined a group that includes Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan, Sandy Kofax, Bob Feller and Cy Young, along with 1880s pitcher Larry Corcoran.

Tampa Bay Rays righty Charlie Morton finished third a year after leaving Houston in free agency.