Vic Mensa was born June 6, 1993 in Houston, Texas.
The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- , one each for the American League -LRB- AL -RRB- and National League -LRB- NL -RRB- .. National League. National League. American League. American League. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Cy Young. Cy Young. The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young , who died in 1955 .. pitcher. pitcher. Baseball Commissioner. Commissioner of Baseball ( MLB ). Ford Frick. Ford Frick. Hall of Fame. Baseball Hall of Fame. Cy Young. Cy Young. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues , but in 1967 , after the retirement of Frick , the award was given to one pitcher in each league .. pitcher. pitcher. Each league 's award is voted on by members of the Baseball Writers ' Association of America , with one representative from each team .. As of the 2010 season , each voter places a vote for first , second , third , fourth and fifth place among the pitchers of each league .. The formula used to calculate the final scores is a weighted sum of the votes .. formula. formula. The pitcher with the highest score in each league wins the award .. pitcher. pitcher. If two pitchers receive the same number of votes , the award is shared .. The current formula started in the 2010 season .. formula. formula. Before that , dating back to 1970 , writers voted for three pitchers , with the formula of 5 points for a first place vote , 3 for a second place vote and 1 for a third place vote .. formula. formula. Prior to 1970 , writers only voted for the best pitcher and used a formula of one point per vote .. pitcher. pitcher. formula. formula