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| name = Reliever of the Year Award |
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| image = The Reliever of the Year Awards, presented by The Hartford (22212150784).jpg |
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| caption = The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners |
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| sport = [[Baseball]] |
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| caption = The presentation of the trophies to the 2015 winners |
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| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in the [[American League]] and [[National League (baseball)|National League]] |
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| presenter = Major League Baseball |
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| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in the [[American League]] and [[National League]] |
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| year = 2014 |
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| presenter = Major League Baseball |
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| year = 2014 |
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| holder = [[Félix Bautista (baseball)|Félix Bautista]] (AL)<br>[[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] (NL) |
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}}[[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> |
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| holder = [[Liam Hendriks]] (AL)<br>[[Devin Williams (baseball)|Devin Williams]] (NL) |
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[[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/> |
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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]]. |
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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/> |
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In 2019, both winners of the awards were also named in the inaugural [[All-MLB Team|All-MLB]] teams. |
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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> |
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==Reliever of the Year Award (2014–present)== |
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==Winners== |
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===Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year winners=== |
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===Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year=== |
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[[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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|<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:// |
|<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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|<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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|<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> |
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|2021 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Josh|Hader}} {{small|(3)}}<br> |
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|[[Milwaukee Brewers]] |
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|34 |
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|1.23 |
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|0.84 |
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|102 |
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|<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> |
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|2022 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Edwin|Díaz}} {{small|(2)}} |
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|[[New York Mets]] |
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|32 |
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|1.31 |
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|0.839 |
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|118 |
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|62 |
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|<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> |
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|2023 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| {{sortname|Devin|Williams|dab=baseball}} {{small|(2)}} |
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|[[Milwaukee Brewers]] |
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|36 |
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|1.53 |
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|0.920 |
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|87 |
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|IP data-sort-value="58.67" | {{frac|58|2|3}} |
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|<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> |
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===Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year |
===Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year=== |
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[[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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==Delivery Man of the Year Award (2005–2013)== |
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{{infobox sports award |
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| description = Best [[relief pitcher]] in MLB |
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| presenter = [[Major League Baseball]] |
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| year = 2005 |
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| year2 = 2013 |
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| holder = <!-- none, as the award has been discontinued --> |
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Delivery Man Awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company [[DHL Express]]; DHL's sponsorship ran 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> |
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[[Mariano Rivera]] was the only pitcher to win the annual award more than once, receiving it in 2005, 2006, and 2009. The award was discontinued after 2013.<ref name="newaward"/> |
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===List of annual winners=== |
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[[File:Jonathan Papelbon vs Orioles July 2011.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.66|[[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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|[[Chicago White Sox]] |
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!scope="col"|Team |
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|38 |
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!scope="col"|[[Save (baseball)|SV]] |
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|2.54 |
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!scope="col"|[[Earned run average|ERA]] |
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|0.73 |
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!scope="col"|[[Walks plus hits per inning pitched|WHIP]] |
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|113 |
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!scope="col"|[[Strikeout|K]] |
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|71 |
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!scope="col"|[[Innings pitched|IP]] |
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|2022 |
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|2005 |
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|[[Cleveland Guardians]] |
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|42 |
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|1. |
|1.36 |
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|0.729 |
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|77 |
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|data-sort-value="72.67" | {{frac|72|2|3}} |
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|<ref name="2022winner"/> |
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|<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> |
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|2006 |
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|[[Baltimore Orioles]] |
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|<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> |
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|2007 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Papelbon}} |
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|[[Boston Red Sox]] |
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|37 |
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|1.85 |
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|0.77 |
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|84 |
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| data-sort-value="58.33" | {{frac|58|1|3}} |
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|<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> |
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|2008 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Brad|Lidge}} |
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|[[Philadelphia Phillies]] |
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|41 |
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|1.95 |
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|1.23 |
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|92 |
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| data-sort-value="69.33" | {{frac|69|1|3}} |
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|<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> |
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|2009 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Mariano|Rivera}} {{small|(3)}} |
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|[[New York Yankees]] |
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|44 |
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|1.76 |
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|0.90 |
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|72 |
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| data-sort-value="66.33" | {{frac|66|1|3}} |
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|<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> |
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|2010 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|Heath|Bell}} |
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|[[San Diego Padres]] |
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|47 |
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|1.93 |
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|1.20 |
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|86 |
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|70 |
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|<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 | 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> |
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|2011 |
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!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{sortname|José|Valverde}} |
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|[[Detroit Tigers]] |
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|49 |
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|2.24 |
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|1.19 |
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|69 |
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| data-sort-value="72.33" | {{frac|72|1|3}} |
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|<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> |
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|[[Tampa Bay Rays]] |
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|<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> |
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|[[Atlanta Braves]] |
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|50 |
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|1.21 |
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|0.88 |
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|98 |
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|67 |
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|<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 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Baseball}} |
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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 Reliever of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Reliever of the Year Award]] (1960–2010; one in each league) |
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*[[Rolaids Relief Man Award]] (1976–2012; one in each league) |
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*[[The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Reliever of the Year Award]] (in each league) (1960–2010; ''discontinued'') |
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*[[Rolaids Relief Man Award|''Rolaids'' Relief Man Award]] (in each league) (1976–2012; ''discontinued'') |
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*MLB "[[GIBBY Awards]]" Best Closer and Best Setup Man (in MLB) (''discontinued'') |
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*NLBM [[Hilton Smith Legacy Award]] ("Relievers of the Year") (in each league) |
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*[[Baseball awards#United States|Baseball awards]] |
*[[Baseball awards#United States|Baseball awards]] |
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*[[List of Major League Baseball awards|List of MLB awards]] |
*[[List of Major League Baseball awards|List of MLB awards]] |
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*[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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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/delivery_man_of_the_month_award.shtml Delivery Man of the Month Award] at [[Baseball Almanac]] |
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[[Category:DHL|Delivery Man Award]] |
Sport | Baseball |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Awarded for | Best relief pitcher in the American League and National League |
Presented by | Major League Baseball |
History | |
First award | 2014 |
Most recent | Félix 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]
Year | Player | Team | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | IP | Ref |
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2014 | Craig Kimbrel | Atlanta Braves | 47 | 1.61 | 0.91 | 95 | 61+2⁄3 | [3] |
2015 | Mark Melancon | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 2.23 | 0.93 | 62 | 76+2⁄3 | [6] |
2016 | Kenley Jansen | Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 1.83 | 0.67 | 104 | 68+2⁄3 | [7] |
2017 | Kenley Jansen (2) | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 1.32 | 0.75 | 109 | 68+1⁄3 | [8] |
2018 | Josh Hader | Milwaukee Brewers | 12 | 2.43 | 0.81 | 143 | 81+1⁄3 | [9] |
2019 | Josh Hader (2) |
Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | 2.62 | 0.81 | 138 | 75+2⁄3 | [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+2⁄3 | [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+2⁄3 | [13] |
Year | Player | Team | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | IP | Ref |
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2014 | Greg Holland | Kansas City Royals | 46 | 1.44 | 0.91 | 90 | 62+1⁄3 | [3] |
2015 | Andrew Miller | New York Yankees | 36 | 2.04 | 0.86 | 100 | 61+2⁄3 | [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+1⁄3 | [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+1⁄3 | [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+2⁄3 | [12] |
2023 | Félix Bautista | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | 1.48 | 0.918 | 110 | 61 | [13] |
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