Sonny Gray Turns 37 After Leading MLB With 18 Wins in 2026
Gray’s career milestones
Gray recorded his first 200-strikeout season with the Cincinnati Reds in 2019. He has since reached that mark with the St. Louis Cardinals as well. He is a three-time MLB All-Star. The birthday message also identifies him as the 2026 wins leader.
Boston’s season and postseason
This year, Gray led the Boston Red Sox pitching staff with 18 wins, a total that also topped all of baseball. The account says he was removed earlier than he would have liked in the team’s Wild Card series loss to the Yankees. That postseason exit followed a season in which Gray finished first in wins across MLB, according to the account.
A five-minute baseball quiz
The quiz challenges readers to name the pitchers who led MLB in wins for each season since 2000. They have five minutes to try. Readers can send feedback and future quiz requests to quizzes@yardbarker.com. Yardbarker also invites them to subscribe to its Quiz of the Day Newsletter for daily quizzes by email.
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Key points
- Sonny Gray turned 37 and was identified as MLB’s 2026 wins leader.
- Gray led Boston and all of baseball with 18 wins this year.
- He has recorded a 200-strikeout season with the Reds and Cardinals.
- The quiz asks readers to name MLB wins leaders from 2000 onward in five minutes.