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1 Winners  



1.1  Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year  





1.2  Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year  







2 See also  





3 References  





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{{infobox sports award

{{infobox sports award

| name = Reliever of the Year Award

| name = Reliever of the Year Award

| image = The Reliever of the Year Awards, presented by The Hartford (22212150784).jpg

| image = The Reliever of the Year Awards, presented by The Hartford (22212150784).jpg

| imagesize =

| imagesize =

| alt =

| caption = The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners

| alt =

| sport = [[Baseball]]

| caption = The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners

| sport = [[Baseball]]

| league = [[Major League Baseball]]

| league = [[Major League Baseball]]

| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in the [[American League]] and [[National League (baseball)|National League]]

| presenter = Major League Baseball

| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in the [[American League]] and [[National League]]

| year = 2014

| presenter = Major League Baseball

| year2 = <!-- leave empty for active awards -->

| year = 2014

| holder = [[Félix Bautista (baseball)|Félix Bautista]] (AL)<br>[[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] (NL)

| year2 = <!-- leave empty for active awards -->

}}[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) annually honors its best [[relief pitcher]]s in the [[American League]] (AL) and [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) with the '''Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award''' and '''Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award''', respectively. The awards are named after former relievers [[Mariano Rivera]] and [[Trevor Hoffman]], who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10756425/mariano-rivera-trevor-hoffman-new-awards-named-them|title=Awards named after retired closers|work=[[ESPN.com]]|author=ESPN.com news services|date=April 9, 2014|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> First issued in 2014, the awards replaced the [[Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award|Delivery Man of the Year Award]], which had been presented since 2005.<ref name="newaward">{{cite news|last=Fordin|first=Spencer|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140409&content_id=71466376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Yearly relief awards named after Rivera, Hoffman|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=April 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131219/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140409&content_id=71466376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

| holder = [[Liam Hendriks]] (AL)<br>[[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] (NL)

}}

[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) annually honors its best [[relief pitcher]]s in the [[American League]] (AL) and [[National League]] (NL) with the '''Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award''' and '''Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award''', respectively. The awards are named after [[Mariano Rivera]] and [[Trevor Hoffman]], who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10756425/mariano-rivera-trevor-hoffman-new-awards-named-them|title=Awards named after retired closers|work=[[ESPN.com]]|author=ESPN.com news services|date=April 9, 2014|access-date=April 24, 2014}}</ref> First issued in 2014, the awards replaced the '''Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award''', which had been presented since 2005.<ref name="newaward">{{cite news|last=Fordin|first=Spencer|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140409&content_id=71466376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Yearly relief awards named after Rivera, Hoffman|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=April 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131219/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140409&content_id=71466376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> Also in 2014, the '''Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award''' was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delivery Man of the Month Award |work=[[Baseball Almanac]] |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/delivery_man_of_the_month_award.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125175008/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/delivery_man_of_the_month_award.shtml |archive-date=November 25, 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Reliever of the Year Award winners had all been [[closer (baseball)|closer]]s until 2018, when [[Josh Hader]] of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] won as a [[setup man]], but he won the NL title in 2019 as a closer. In 2020, the Brewers' [[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] became the first rookie and the first reliever with no saves to win the award in either league.<ref name=2020awards/>



The Reliever of the Year Awards are based on the votes of a panel of retired relievers.<ref name="newaward" /> Each voter selects three pitchers for each league based solely on their performance in the regular season; a 5-3-1 weighted point system is used to determine the winner.<ref name="2014pr" /> At its inception in 2014, the panel consisted of the top five relievers in career [[save (baseball)|saves]] at the time—Rivera, Hoffman, [[Lee Smith (baseball)|Lee Smith]], [[John Franco]], and [[Billy Wagner]]—and the four living relief pitchers who were in the Hall of Fame: [[Dennis Eckersley]], [[Rollie Fingers]], [[Goose Gossage]], and [[Bruce Sutter]].

The Reliever of the Year Awards are based on the votes of a panel of retired relievers.<ref name="newaward" /> Each voter selects three pitchers for each league based solely on their performance in the regular season; a 5-3-1 weighted point system is used to determine the winner.<ref name="2014pr" /> At its inception in 2014, the panel consisted of the top five relievers in career [[save (baseball)|saves]] at the time—Rivera, Hoffman, [[Lee Smith (baseball)|Lee Smith]], [[John Franco]], and [[Billy Wagner]]—and the four living relief pitchers who were in the Hall of Fame: [[Dennis Eckersley]], [[Rollie Fingers]], [[Goose Gossage]], and [[Bruce Sutter]].



The Reliever of the Year Award winners had all been [[closer (baseball)|closer]]s until 2018 when [[Josh Hader]] of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] won as a [[setup man]]; he later won the NL title in 2019 and 2021 as a closer. In 2019, both winners of the awards were also named in the inaugural [[All-MLB Team|All-MLB]] teams. In 2020, the Brewers' [[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] became the first rookie, and the first reliever with no saves, to win the award in either league.<ref name=2020awards/>

In 2019, both winners of the awards were also named in the inaugural [[All-MLB Team|All-MLB]] teams.



Since 2017, MLB has also issued a [[Major League Baseball Reliever of the Month Award|Reliever of the Month Award]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/relievers-of-month-cody-allen-greg-holland-c228068170 |title=Relievers of the Month: Allen, Holland |first=Mark |last=Newman |website=MLB.com |date=May 3, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Reliever of the Year Award (2014–present)==



==Winners==

===Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year winners===

===Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year===

[[File:Trevor Hoffman 01.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Namesake of the NL award, [[Trevor Hoffman]]|alt=A man in a white baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound throwing a pitch with his right hand. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "Padres" in navy blue script across the chest, outlined in tan. His cap has two interlocked letters: "S" and "D".]]

[[File:Trevor Hoffman 01.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Namesake of the NL award, [[Trevor Hoffman]]|alt=A man in a white baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound throwing a pitch with his right hand. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "Padres" in navy blue script across the chest, outlined in tan. His cap has two interlocked letters: "S" and "D".]]

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|95

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|<ref name=2014pr>{{cite press release |title=Greg Holland, Craig Kimbrel named 2014 Relievers of the Year |date=October 22, 2014 |work=MLB.com |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99306568/greg-holland-craig-kimbrel-named-2014-relievers-of-the-year |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6TXxrGa2r?url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99306568/greg-holland-craig-kimbrel-named-2014-relievers-of-the-year |archive-date=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

|<ref name=2014pr>{{cite press release |title=Greg Holland, Craig Kimbrel named 2014 Relievers of the Year |date=October 22, 2014 |work=MLB.com |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99306568/greg-holland-craig-kimbrel-named-2014-relievers-of-the-year |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025211711/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/99306568/greg-holland-craig-kimbrel-named-2014-relievers-of-the-year |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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|-

|2015

|2015

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|104

|104

| data-sort-value="68.67" | {{frac|68|2|3}}

| data-sort-value="68.67" | {{frac|68|2|3}}

|<ref name=2016awards>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/207514622/zach-britton-kenley-jansen-relievers-of-year/|title=Britton, Jansen earn Reliever of Year honors|access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>

|<ref name=2016awards>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/207514622/zach-britton-kenley-jansen-relievers-of-year/|title=Britton, Jansen earn Reliever of Year honors|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>

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|-

|2017

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|27

|27

|<ref name=2020awards>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/liam-hendriks-devin-williams-2020-relievers-of-year|title=Hendriks, Williams named Relievers of Year|work=MLB.com|date=October 24, 2020|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref>

|<ref name=2020awards>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/liam-hendriks-devin-williams-2020-relievers-of-year|title=Hendriks, Williams named Relievers of Year|work=MLB.com|date=October 24, 2020|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref>

|-

|2021

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Josh|Hader}} {{small|(3)}}<br>

|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]

|34

|1.23

|0.84

|102

| data-sort-value="58.67" | {{frac|58|2|3}}

|<ref name=2021awards>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/liam-hendriks-josh-hader-2021-relievers-of-year|title=Hendriks, Hader earn Reliever of Year honors|work=MLB.com|date=November 10, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2021}}</ref>

|-

|2022

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Edwin|Díaz}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[New York Mets]]

|32

|1.31

|0.839

|118

|62

|<ref name="2022winner">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/edwin-diaz-emmanuel-clase-reliever-awards-2022 |title=Díaz, Clase named 2022 Relievers of the Year |website=MLB.com}}</ref>

|-

|2023

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Devin|Williams|dab=baseball}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]

|36

|1.53

|0.920

|87

|IP data-sort-value="58.67" | {{frac|58|2|3}}

|<ref name="2023RPotY">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/felix-bautista-devin-williams-2023-relievers-of-the-year |title=Strikeout artists Bautista, Williams named Relievers of the Year |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

|}

|}



===Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year winners===

===Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year===

[[File:Mariano Rivera allison 7 29 07.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Namesake of the AL award, [[Mariano Rivera]]|alt=A man in a gray baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound. He is striding forward with his left leg as he clutches a baseball behind his head with his right hand and curls his left hand, wearing a baseball glove, under his outstretched arm. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "New York" in navy blue letters across the chest. His face is contorted in concentration.]]

[[File:Mariano Rivera allison 7 29 07.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Namesake of the AL award, [[Mariano Rivera]]|alt=A man in a gray baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound. He is striding forward with his left leg as he clutches a baseball behind his head with his right hand and curls his left hand, wearing a baseball glove, under his outstretched arm. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "New York" in navy blue letters across the chest. His face is contorted in concentration.]]

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|2018

|2018

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Edwin|Díaz|Edwin Díaz (pitcher)}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Edwin|Díaz}}

|[[Seattle Mariners]]

|[[Seattle Mariners]]

|57

|57

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| data-sort-value="25.33" | {{frac|25|1|3}}

|<ref name=2020awards/>

|<ref name=2020awards/>

|}


==Delivery Man Award (2005–2013)==

{{infobox sports award

| name = Delivery Man Award

| image =

| imagesize = 150px

| alt =

| caption =

| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in MLB

| presenter = [[Major League Baseball]]

| year = 2005

| year2 = 2013

| holder = <!-- none, as the award has been discontinued -->

}}

The Delivery Man Awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company [[DHL Express]] from 2005 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050331&content_id=982001&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=DHL named exclusive express delivery and logistics provider for Major League Baseball, MLB Advanced Media: Major League Baseball, DHL deliver new corporate sponsorship agreement; Introduce "DHL presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month/Year Award"|work=MLB.com|date=March 31, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sessa |first=Danielle |title=DHL May End Sponsorship of Baseball's Atlanta Braves (Update1) |date=November 18, 2008 |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTdFEjmrbLV8 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/612DLjWrS?url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTdFEjmrbLV8 |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> From its inception in 2005 through 2008, the annual award was given to a single reliever who was selected online by fans from a group of 10 finalists chosen by an MLB panel.<ref name=baseball_almanac>{{cite web |title=Delivery Man of the Year Award |work=[[Baseball Almanac]] |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/delivery_man_of_the_year_award.shtml |access-date=October 5, 2011 |quote=All finalists from 2005–2008 are listed because voting was conducted online and all finalists were known. Those from 2009 are not made public.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070925&content_id=2228768&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=DHL Delivery Man voting has begun: Fans part of process to choose Majors' top reliever|publisher=Major League Baseball|author=Mark Newman|date=September 25, 2007|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref> The panel took sole responsibility to select the annual winner starting in 2009.<ref name=baseball_almanac/><ref>{{cite press release |title=Mariano Rivera named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year award |date=October 14, 2009 |publisher=Major League Baseball |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091014&content_id=7456716&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/62DaneBBS?url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091014&content_id=7456716&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The winner of the monthly award was decided on by a four-man panel, which originally consisted of [[Dennis Eckersley]], [[Jerome Holtzman]], [[Rick Sutcliffe]] and [[Bob Watson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050502&content_id=1035886&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Inaugural season of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" begins: Award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher for each month of the regular season|work=MLB.com|date=May 2, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref> The panel has included [[Darryl Hamilton]] and Mike Bauman, a national columnist for [[MLB.com]].<ref name=june2008>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080709&content_id=3098693&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Francisco Rodriguez named winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for June|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>


The awards were given through 2013.<ref name="newaward"/> Rivera won the Delivery Man Award more than any other AL pitcher; he received the annual award in 2005, 2006, and 2009, and was named the monthly winner in April 2008 and July 2009. Hoffman won the monthly award four times in the NL; winning in May 2005, September 2006, May 2007, and May 2009. [[Joe Nathan]] (July 2006, July 2008, and June 2009) and [[Rafael Soriano]] (May 2010, July 2010, and August 2010) have won the monthly award three times. Other pitchers who won multiple times include [[Jonathan Papelbon]] (April 2006 and the 2007 annual award), [[Brad Lidge]] (July 2005 and the 2008 annual award), [[Heath Bell]] (April 2009 and the 2010 annual award), and [[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodríguez]] (August 2006 and June 2008).


===Annual winners===

[[File:Jonathan Papelbon vs Orioles July 2011.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Jonathan Papelbon]] won the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2007.|alt=A man prepares to deliver a baseball pitch, holding the ball behind his body with his right hand. He is wearing a gray baseball uniform with "Boston" across the chest in navy letters and a navy blue baseball cap with a red "B". A black baseball glove is on his left hand, held in front of his body as he strides forward.]]

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|2021

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Liam|Hendriks}} {{small|(2)}}

!scope="col"|Player

|[[Chicago White Sox]]

!scope="col"|Team

|38

!scope="col"|[[Save (baseball)|SV]]

|2.54

!scope="col"|[[Earned run average|ERA]]

|0.73

!scope="col"|[[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]]

|113

!scope="col"|[[Strikeout|K]]

|71

!scope="col"|[[Innings pitched|IP]]

|<ref name=2021awards/>

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

|-

|-

|2022

|2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(1)}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Emmanuel|Clase}}

|[[New York Yankees]]

|[[Cleveland Guardians]]

|43

|42

|1.38

|1.36

|0.87

|0.729

|80

|77

| data-sort-value="78.33" | {{frac|78|1|3}}

|data-sort-value="72.67" | {{frac|72|2|3}}

|<ref name="2022winner"/>

|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051013&content_id=1248856&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|title=Rivera named DHL Delivery Man of Year: Award recognizes most outstanding relief pitcher of season|work=Major League Baseball|author=Mark Feinsand|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=October 13, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130007/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051013&content_id=1248856&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=June 6, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|-

|2023

|2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(2)}}

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Félix|Bautista|dab=baseball}}

|[[New York Yankees]]

|[[Baltimore Orioles]]

|34

|33

|1.80

|1.48

|0.96

|0.918

|55

|110

|75

|61

|<ref name="2023RPotY" />

|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061024&content_id=1722137&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Rivera is DHL Delivery Man of the Year|author=Mark Feinsand|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=October 24, 2006|access-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref>

|-

|2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Papelbon}}

|[[Boston Red Sox]]

|37

|1.85

|0.77

|84

| data-sort-value="58.33" | {{frac|58|1|3}}

|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071011&content_id=2260946&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Papelbon brings home DHL award: Closer tabbed Delivery Man of the Year in fan balloting|author=Ian Browne|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=October 11, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Brad|Lidge}}

|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]

|41

|1.95

|1.23

|92

| data-sort-value="69.33" | {{frac|69|1|3}}

|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081027&content_id=3647755&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Lidge named "Delivery Man of the Year"|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=October 27, 2008|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>

|-

|2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(3)}}

|[[New York Yankees]]

|44

|1.76

|0.90

|72

| data-sort-value="66.33" | {{frac|66|1|3}}

|<ref name="dhl">{{cite news|url=http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091014&content_id=7455952|title=Mariano wins Delivery Man of Year Award|work=[[MLB.com]]|first=Anthony|last=DiComo|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=October 15, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

|-

|2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Heath|Bell}}

|[[San Diego Padres]]

|47

|1.93

|1.20

|86

|70

|<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101013&content_id=15615452&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd&vkey=pr_sd |title=Heath Bell Named Winner Of The Major League Baseball Delivery Man Of The Year Award &#124; padres.com: Official Info |publisher=Sandiego.padres.mlb.com |date=October 13, 2010 |access-date=October 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5wzqkZlpU?url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101013&content_id=15615452&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd&vkey=pr_sd |archive-date=March 7, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

|-

|2011

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|José|Valverde}}

|[[Detroit Tigers]]

|49

|2.24

|1.19

|69

| data-sort-value="72.33" | {{frac|72|1|3}}

|<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25508294&vkey=pr_mlbcom&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Jose Valverde Named Winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=October 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/62DQVONaB?url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25508294&vkey=pr_mlbcom&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

|-

|2012

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Fernando|Rodney}}

|[[Tampa Bay Rays]]

|48

|0.60

|0.78

|76

| data-sort-value="74.67" | {{frac|74|2|3}}

|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121018&content_id=39894412&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Rodney is Comeback, Delivery Man awards winner |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=October 19, 2012}}</ref>

|-

|2013

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Craig|Kimbrel}}

|[[Atlanta Braves]]

|50

|1.21

|0.88

|98

|67

|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/braves-closer-craig-kimbrel-named-delivery-man-of-the-year?ymd=20131121&content_id=64106062&vkey=news_atl |title=Kimbrel named Delivery Man of the Year

|publisher=Major League Baseball |date=November 21, 2013}}</ref>

|}


===Monthly winners===

[[Image:Krod-fenway.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodríguez]] won the Delivery Man of the Month Award in August 2006 and June 2008.|alt=A man in a gray baseball uniform throws a baseball from a dirt mound. He is wearing a red baseball cap. His back is to the camera, and the reverse of the uniform reads "Rodriguez" in red block letters and "57" in a larger red font. His arms and legs are stretched to their limit in four different directions; the baseball is in his right hand, and he is wearing a black baseball glove on his left.]]

[[Image:0923 493c Joe Nathan.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Joe Nathan]] won the Delivery Man of the Month Award three times.|alt=A man in a grey pinstriped baseball uniform throws a baseball with his right hand. The uniform reads "Minnesota" across the chest (partially obscured) in red letters, below which is the number "36", also in red. He is wearing a navy blue baseball cap with a lower-case red "m" on the front. The man is looking toward the right side of the image.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

!Month

!Year

!Player

!Team

![[Save (baseball)|SV]]

![[Earned run average|ERA]]

![[Hit (baseball)|H]]

![[Base on balls|BB]]

![[Strikeout|K]]

![[Innings pitched|IP]]

!class="unsortable"|Ref

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|José|Mesa}}

|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]||8||1.12||7||2||10||8||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050504&content_id=1038439&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|title=Mesa captures DHL delivery man award|publisher=Major League Baseball|author=Ed Eagle|date=May 4, 2005|access-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605032908/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050504&content_id=1038439&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|archive-date=June 5, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Trevor|Hoffman}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[San Diego Padres]]||12||0.82||6||1||13||11||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050606&content_id=1077885&vkey=pr_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd|title=Hoffman named winner of the 'DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award' for May|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=June 6, 2005|access-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5x00SWRPw?url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050606&content_id=1077885&vkey=pr_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd|archive-date=March 7, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Chad|Cordero}}

|[[Washington Nationals]]||15||0.00||11||2||14|| data-sort-value="16.33" |{{frac|16|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9429527_ITM|title=Chad Cordero named top reliever for June|publisher=UPI NewsTrack|date=July 6, 2005|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Brad|Lidge}}

|[[Houston Astros]]||8||1.64||4||1||15||11||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4550071/Brad-Lidge-Named-Winner-of.html|title=Brad Lidge Named Winner of the ''DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award'' for July|publisher=Business Wire|date=August 8, 2005|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Todd|Jones|Todd Jones}}

|[[Florida Marlins]]||12||0.66||10||0||13|| data-sort-value="13.67" |{{frac|13|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050907&content_id=1200611&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Jones named DHL Man for August|author=Joe Frisaro|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 7, 2005|access-date=September 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329132150/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050907&content_id=1200611&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=March 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|6|September}}||2005

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ryan|Dempster}}

|[[Chicago Cubs]]||13||0.00||10||5||19|| data-sort-value="15.67" |{{frac|15|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4770013/Ryan-Dempster-Named-Winner-of.html|title=Ryan Dempster Named Winner of the ''DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award'' for September|publisher=Business Wire|date=October 5, 2005|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Papelbon}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Boston Red Sox]]||10||0.00||7||2||14|| data-sort-value="14.33" |{{frac|14|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15124734_ITM|title=Jonathan Papelbon Named Winner of the ''DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award'' for April|publisher=Business Wire|date=May 4, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jason|Isringhausen}}

|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]||10||0.77||7||8||14|| data-sort-value="11.67" |{{frac|11|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15496487_ITM|title=Jason Isringhausen Named Winner of The ''DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award'' for May.|publisher=Business Wire|date=June 6, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bobby|Jenks}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Chicago White Sox]]||10||0.60||9||5||16||15||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060714&content_id=1556648&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|title=Jenks named June's DHL Delivery Man|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=July 14, 2006|access-date=October 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082250/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060714&content_id=1556648&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|archive-date=February 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joe|Nathan}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Minnesota Twins]]||9||0.75||9||4||19||12||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16280839_ITM|title=Joe Nathan Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for July|publisher=Business Wire|date=August 7, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Francisco|Rodríguez|dab=baseball, born 1982}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]||12||0.00||7||6||17|| data-sort-value="13.33" |{{frac|13|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-17614911_ITM|title=Francisco Rodriguez Named Winner of the ''DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award'' for August|publisher=Business Wire|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|6|September}}||2006

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Trevor|Hoffman}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[San Diego Padres]]||10||1.50||7||4||13||12||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24616433_ITM|title=Trevor Hoffman Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for September|publisher=Business Wire|date=October 6, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Francisco|Cordero}}

|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]||10||0.00||2||7||19|| data-sort-value="11.33" |{{frac|11|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30684892_ITM|title=Francisco Cordero Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for April|publisher=Business Wire|date=May 4, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Trevor|Hoffman}} {{small|(3)}}

|[[San Diego Padres]]||11||0.00||6||1||10|| data-sort-value="12.33" |{{frac|12|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30952658_ITM|title=Trevor Hoffman Named Winner of The 'DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award' for May|publisher=Business Wire|date=June 5, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|J. J.|Putz}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Seattle Mariners]]||11||0.59||6||3||19|| data-sort-value="15.33" |{{frac|15|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070706&content_id=2071876&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Putz named DHL Delivery Man of Month: Mariners closer goes 11-for-11 in save opportunities in June|author=Jim Street|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=July 6, 2007|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Billy|Wagner}}

|[[New York Mets]]||8||0.00||2||4||7||9||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32562588_ITM|title=Billy Wagner Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for July|publisher=Business Wire|date=August 7, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Takashi|Saito}}

|[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]||10||0.68||7||2||21|| data-sort-value="13.33" |{{frac|13|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070907&content_id=2194481&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la|title=Saito wins Delivery Man of the Month: Reliever earns award from DHL for lights-out August|author=Jayson Addcox|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 7, 2007|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|6|September}}||2007

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Manny|Corpas}}

|[[Colorado Rockies]]||8||2.30||13||2||5|| data-sort-value="15.67" |{{frac|15|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33050296_ITM|title=Manny Corpas Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for September|publisher=Business Wire|date=October 5, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[New York Yankees]]||8||0.00||4||0||12||13||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom/PressReleases&year=2008&seq=1192|title=Mariano Rivera Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for April|publisher=DHL Express|access-date=October 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121183340/http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom%2FPressReleases&year=2008&seq=1192|archive-date=November 21, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|B. J.|Ryan}}

|[[Toronto Blue Jays]]||10||0.75||7||6||14||12||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080609&content_id=2876568&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Ryan named DHL Delivery Man in May: Closer's dominant month comes as no surprise to teammates|publisher=Major League Baseball|author=Jordan Bastian|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Francisco|Rodríguez||dab=baseball, born 1982}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]||11||1.59||5||5||12|| data-sort-value="11.33" |{{frac|11|1|3}}||<ref name=june2008/>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joe|Nathan}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Minnesota Twins]]||7||0.82||3||5||12||11||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom/PressReleases&year=2008&seq=1230|title=Joe Nathan Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for July|publisher=DHL Express|access-date=October 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121183446/http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom%2FPressReleases&year=2008&seq=1230|archive-date=November 21, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|José|Valverde}}

|[[Houston Astros]]||11||0.64||5||3||17||14||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080908&content_id=3439720&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Valverde ropes in DHL Delivery Award: Astros closer recognized as best reliever for month of August|author=Jim Molony|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 8, 2008|access-date=September 25, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|6|September}}||2008

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joakim|Soria}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Kansas City Royals]]||9||0.00||3||4||8|| data-sort-value="10.33" |{{frac|10|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom/PressReleases&year=2008&seq=1242|title=Joakim Soria Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for September|publisher=DHL Express|access-date=October 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121135133/http://www.dhl-usa.com/about/pr/PRDetail.asp?nav=PressRoom%2FPressReleases&year=2008&seq=1242|archive-date=November 21, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Heath|Bell}}

|[[San Diego Padres]]||8||0.00||4||2||9|| data-sort-value="8.67" |{{frac|8|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090506&content_id=4587900&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Bell earns Delivery Man honors: San Diego closer converts all eight save opportunities|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=May 6, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Trevor|Hoffman}} {{small|(4)}}

|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]||11||0.00||4||1||11||12||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090605&content_id=5160826&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Hoffman nabs Delivery Man honors: All-time saves leader a perfect 11-for-11 in May chances|publisher=Major League Baseball|author=Adam Rosenberg|date=June 5, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joe|Nathan}} {{small|(3)}}

|[[Minnesota Twins]]||11||0.00||4||1||18|| data-sort-value="11.67" |{{frac|11|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090707&content_id=5741142&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Nathan is Delivery Man of the Month for June: Right-handed reliever racked up 11 saves in 12 appearances|author=Kelly Thesier|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=July 7, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[New York Yankees]]||10||0.00||3||2||9|| data-sort-value="11.67" |{{frac|11|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090806&content_id=6283118&|title=Rivera named Delivery Man for July|publisher=Major League Baseball|first=Tom|last=Singer|date=August 6, 2009|access-date=August 7, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Ryan|Franklin}}

|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]||11||0.00||6||6||4||11||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6873048&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Ryan Franklin named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for August|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=September 22, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|6|September}}||2009

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joakim|Soria}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Kansas City Royals]]||10||0.00||12||5||21|| data-sort-value="13.67" |{{frac|13|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091008&content_id=7396574&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc|title=Soria takes Delivery Man honors: Royals closer converted 10 save opportunities in September|first=Bill|last=Chastain|work=MLB.com|date=October 8, 2009|access-date=October 8, 2009}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|1|April}}||2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Matt|Capps}}

|[[Washington Nationals]]||10||0.68||12||6||15|| data-sort-value="13.33" |{{frac|13|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100503&content_id=9764436&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Capps named Delivery Man of the Month|first=Bill|last=Ladson|work=MLB.com|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|2|May}}||2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Rafael|Soriano}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Tampa Bay Rays]]||9||0.00||3||3||9|| data-sort-value="11.33" |{{frac|11|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|first=Bill |last=Chastain |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100602&content_id=10723002&notebook_id=10723596&vkey=notebook_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb&partnerId=rss_tb&source=rss_teams_Tampa_Bay_Rays |title=Soriano wins reliever award for May |work=Mlb.com |date=June 2, 2010 |access-date=July 6, 2010}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|3|June}}||2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Bobby|Jenks}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Chicago White Sox]]||10||0.75||7||1||14||12||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100706&content_id=11985860&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Bobby Jenks Named Winner of the MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award for June &#124; MLB.com: Official Info |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=July 19, 2010}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|4|July}}||2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Rafael|Soriano}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Tampa Bay Rays]]||11||2.57||4||4||9||14||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100804&content_id=13026140&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Rafael Soriano named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for July|work=MLB.com|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref>

|-

|{{sort|5|August}}||2010

!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Rafael|Soriano}} {{small|(3)}}

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|[[Arizona Diamondbacks]]||11||0.00||5||4||10||13||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110602&content_id=19940430&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=June 2, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|title=J.J. Putz Named Winner Of The Major League Baseball Delivery Man Of The Month Award For May|work=MLB.com}}</ref>

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joel|Hanrahan}}

|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]||9||0.71||5||3||11||{{frac|12|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110705&content_id=21438010&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=July 5, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2011|title=Joel Hanrahan named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for June|work=MLB.com}}</ref>

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|[[Milwaukee Brewers]]||11||2.57||13||3||16||14||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110804&content_id=22738046&vkey=pr_mlbcom&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=August 4, 2011|access-date=August 9, 2011|title=John Axford Named Winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for July|work=MLB.com}}</ref>

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Craig|Kimbrel}} {{small|(1)}}

|[[Atlanta Braves]]||10||0.00||6||4||23||{{frac|12|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110908&content_id=24404076&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Craig Kimbrel named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for August|date=September 8, 2011|access-date=September 12, 2011|work=MLB.com}}</ref>

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|[[Arizona Diamondbacks]]||10||0.00||6||1||15||{{frac|9|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110929&content_id=25389026&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=October 5, 2011|title=J. J. Putz named winner of the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award for September|publisher=MLB|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004122502/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110929&content_id=25389026&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=October 4, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Papelbon}} {{small|(2)}}

|[[Philadelphia Phillies]]||8||0.90||6||3||10||10||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120502&content_id=30225166&vkey=pr_mlb&|title=Jonathan Papelbon Jonathan Papelbon named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for April|publisher=MLB|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref>

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|[[Baltimore Orioles]]||9||1.42||7||0||8||{{frac|12|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-03/sports/bal-orioles-closer-jim-johnson-named-mlb-delivery-man-of-the-month-for-may-20120603_1_orioles-closer-jim-johnson-mlb-delivery-man-era|title=Orioles closer Jim Johnson named MLB Delivery Man of the Month for May|date=June 3, 2012|first=Eduardo A.|last=Encina|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref>

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|[[Cincinnati Reds]]||13||0.00||6||2||31||{{frac|14|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120803&content_id=36052282&vkey=news_cin&c_id=cin|title=Chapman named Delivery Man of the Month winner|first=Paul|last=Casella|publisher=MLB|date=August 3, 2012|access-date=August 4, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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|[[Cincinnati Reds]]||11||0.68||8||2||18||{{frac|13|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120904&content_id=37867890&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for August|agency=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|date=September 4, 2012|access-date=September 4, 2012}}</ref>

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|[[Atlanta Braves]]||10||0.00||6||2||25||{{frac|12|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121002&content_id=39367650&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Craig Kimbrel Of The Atlanta Braves Named The Major League Baseball Delivery Man Of The Month For Septembert|agency=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>

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|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]||10||0.82||5||4||17||11||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130503&content_id=46510596&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Jason Grilli of the Pittsburgh Pirates named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for April|publisher=MLB|date=May 3, 2013}}</ref>

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|[[Pittsburgh Pirates]]||12||1.32||7||1||21||{{frac|13|2|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130603&content_id=49493992&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Jason Grilli of the Pittsburgh Pirates named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for May|publisher=MLB|date=June 4, 2013}}</ref>

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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Joe|Nathan}} {{small|(4)}}

|[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]||11||0.63||6||3||15||{{frac|14|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/MLB/status/352509992496144385|title=Joe Nathan named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for June|publisher=MLB|date=July 3, 2013}}</ref>

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|[[Kansas City Royals]]||11||0.82||9||1||15||11||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130806&content_id=56048450&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Greg Holland of the Kansas City Royals named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month for July|publisher=MLB|date=August 6, 2013}}</ref>

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|[[Atlanta Braves]]||12||0.00||8||2||19||{{frac|16|1|3}}||<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130904&content_id=59554600&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Braves Craig Kimbrel named MLB Delivery Man of the Month for August|agency=Major League Baseball|work=MLB.com|date=September 4, 2013|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref>

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|[[Kansas City Royals]]||11||0.60||7||4||20||15||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20131003&content_id=62406000&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Greg Holland of the Kansas City Royals named the MLB Delivery Man of the Month for September|publisher=MLB|date=October 3, 2013}}</ref>

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==See also==

==See also==

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*[[Sporting News Relief Pitcher of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Relief Pitcher of the Year Award]] (2013–present; one in each league)

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*[[Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Relief Pitcher of the Year Award]] (in each league)

*[[Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Reliever of the Year Award]] (1960–2010; one in each league)

*[[Rolaids Relief Man Award]] (1976–2012; one in each league)

*[[The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Reliever of the Year Award]] (in each league) (1960–2010; ''discontinued'')

*[[Rolaids Relief Man Award|''Rolaids'' Relief Man Award]] (in each league) (1976–2012; ''discontinued'')

*MLB "[[GIBBY Awards]]" Best Closer and Best Setup Man (in MLB) (''discontinued'')

*NLBM [[Hilton Smith Legacy Award]] ("Relievers of the Year") (in each league)

*[[Baseball awards#United States|Baseball awards]]

*[[Baseball awards#United States|Baseball awards]]

*[[List of Major League Baseball awards|List of MLB awards]]

*[[List of Major League Baseball awards|List of MLB awards]]

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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/delivery_man_of_the_month_award.shtml DHL Delivery Man of the Month / DHL Delivery Man of the Year Award on Baseball Almanac]

*[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/Reliever_of_the_Year_Award.shtml MLB Reliever of the Year Award] at [[Baseball Almanac]]



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Reliever of the Year Award
The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forBest relief pitcher in the American League and National League
Presented byMajor League Baseball
History
First award2014
Most recentFélix Bautista (AL)
Devin Williams (NL)

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively. The awards are named after former relievers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.[1] First issued in 2014, the awards replaced the Delivery Man of the Year Award, which had been presented since 2005.[2]

The Reliever of the Year Awards are based on the votes of a panel of retired relievers.[2] Each voter selects three pitchers for each league based solely on their performance in the regular season; a 5-3-1 weighted point system is used to determine the winner.[3] At its inception in 2014, the panel consisted of the top five relievers in career saves at the time—Rivera, Hoffman, Lee Smith, John Franco, and Billy Wagner—and the four living relief pitchers who were in the Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, and Bruce Sutter.

The Reliever of the Year Award winners had all been closers until 2018 when Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers won as a setup man; he later won the NL title in 2019 and 2021 as a closer. In 2019, both winners of the awards were also named in the inaugural All-MLB teams. In 2020, the Brewers' Devin Williams became the first rookie, and the first reliever with no saves, to win the award in either league.[4]

Since 2017, MLB has also issued a Reliever of the Month Award.[5]

Winners[edit]

Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year[edit]

A man in a white baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound throwing a pitch with his right hand. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "Padres" in navy blue script across the chest, outlined in tan. His cap has two interlocked letters: "S" and "D".
Namesake of the NL award, Trevor Hoffman
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 47 1.61 0.91 95 61+23 [3]
2015 Mark Melancon Pittsburgh Pirates 51 2.23 0.93 62 76+23 [6]
2016 Kenley Jansen Los Angeles Dodgers 47 1.83 0.67 104 68+23 [7]
2017 Kenley Jansen (2) Los Angeles Dodgers 41 1.32 0.75 109 68+13 [8]
2018 Josh Hader Milwaukee Brewers 12 2.43 0.81 143 81+13 [9]
2019 Josh Hader (2)
Milwaukee Brewers 37 2.62 0.81 138 75+23 [10]
2020 Devin Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 0 0.33 0.63 53 27 [4]
2021 Josh Hader (3)
Milwaukee Brewers 34 1.23 0.84 102 58+23 [11]
2022 Edwin Díaz (2) New York Mets 32 1.31 0.839 118 62 [12]
2023 Devin Williams (2) Milwaukee Brewers 36 1.53 0.920 87 58+23 [13]

Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year[edit]

A man in a gray baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound. He is striding forward with his left leg as he clutches a baseball behind his head with his right hand and curls his left hand, wearing a baseball glove, under his outstretched arm. He is wearing a black belt, black shoes, and a black baseball glove, and his uniform reads "New York" in navy blue letters across the chest. His face is contorted in concentration.
Namesake of the AL award, Mariano Rivera
Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2014 Greg Holland Kansas City Royals 46 1.44 0.91 90 62+13 [3]
2015 Andrew Miller New York Yankees 36 2.04 0.86 100 61+23 [14]
2016 Zack Britton Baltimore Orioles 47 0.54 0.84 74 67 [7]
2017 Craig Kimbrel (2) Boston Red Sox 35 1.43 0.68 126 69 [8]
2018 Edwin Díaz Seattle Mariners 57 1.96 0.79 124 73+13 [9]
2019 Aroldis Chapman
New York Yankees 37 2.21 1.11 85 57 [10]
2020 Liam Hendriks
Oakland Athletics 14 1.78 0.67 37 25+13 [4]
2021 Liam Hendriks (2) Chicago White Sox 38 2.54 0.73 113 71 [11]
2022 Emmanuel Clase Cleveland Guardians 42 1.36 0.729 77 72+23 [12]
2023 Félix Bautista Baltimore Orioles 33 1.48 0.918 110 61 [13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ESPN.com news services (April 9, 2014). "Awards named after retired closers". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • ^ a b Fordin, Spencer (April 9, 2014). "Yearly relief awards named after Rivera, Hoffman". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
  • ^ a b c "Greg Holland, Craig Kimbrel named 2014 Relievers of the Year". MLB.com (Press release). October 22, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014.
  • ^ a b c "Hendriks, Williams named Relievers of Year". MLB.com. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  • ^ Newman, Mark (May 3, 2017). "Relievers of the Month: Allen, Holland". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  • ^ "Pirates notebook: Melancon named NL's top reliever". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  • ^ a b "Britton, Jansen earn Reliever of Year honors". MLB.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  • ^ a b Newton, Mark (October 28, 2017). "Kimbrel, Jansen named Relievers of the Year". mlb.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  • ^ a b "Edwin Díaz, Josh Hader Named 2018 Relievers of the Year Presented by the Hartford". apnews.com. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  • ^ a b "Chapman, Hader named Relievers of the Year". MLB.com. October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  • ^ a b "Hendriks, Hader earn Reliever of Year honors". MLB.com. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  • ^ a b "Díaz, Clase named 2022 Relievers of the Year". MLB.com.
  • ^ a b "Strikeout artists Bautista, Williams named Relievers of the Year". MLB.com.
  • ^ "Yankees' closer Andrew Miller wins AL Reliever of the Year Award". NJ.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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