Major League Baseball Reliever of the Month Award
Reliever of the Month Award | |
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Sport | Baseball |
League | Major League Baseball |
Awarded for | Best relief pitcher in the American League and National League |
Sponsored by | The Hartford (2017–2020) |
Country | United States, Canada |
Presented by | Major League Baseball |
History | |
First award | 2017 |
Most wins | Edwin Díaz (5) |
Most recent | See list |
Major League Baseball (MLB) honors its best relief pitchers with a Reliever of the Month Award for one pitcher in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL) during each month of the regular season. These awards have been issued since 2017. From 2005 to 2013, MLB honored a single relief pitcher across both leagues with the Delivery Man of the Month Award during each month of the regular season.
Winners[]
MLB previously introduced a Reliever of the Year Award in 2014, awarded to one reliever in the American League and one in the National League.[1] In 2017, MLB added a monthly award, also given to one reliever in each league,[2] for each month of the regular season.[3] The award was sponsored by The Hartford, a Connecticut-based investment and insurance company, from inception through the 2020 season.[2][4]
The below table lists monthly winners; a number in parentheses indicates the instance of winning the award, for players who have previously won.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Edwin_Diaz_on_March_2%2C_2019_%28cropped_2%29.jpg/170px-Edwin_Diaz_on_March_2%2C_2019_%28cropped_2%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Josh_Hader_on_March_25%2C_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Josh_Hader_on_March_25%2C_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg)
See also[]
- Baseball awards
- List of MLB awards
References[]
- ^ 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 Newman, Mark (May 3, 2017). "Relievers of the Month: Allen, Holland". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "MLB Reliever of the Month Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers named the National League Reliever of the Month Presented by The Hartford; Mike Mayers of the Los Angeles Angels named the American League Reliever of the Month Presented by The Hartford". MLB.com (Press release). Major League Baseball. September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Penney, Sean (June 2, 2017). "Red Sox: Craig Kimbrel earns AL Reliever of the Month for May". bosoxinjection.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Roberto Osuna, Kenley Jansen named MLB's Relievers of the Month for June". MLB.com (Press release). July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Newman, Mark (August 2, 2017). "Relievers of the Month: Hand, Diaz". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Newman, Mark (September 3, 2017). "Knebel, Colome earn Reliever of Month nods". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Newman, Mark (October 2, 2017). "Chapman, Doolittle win Relievers of the Month". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Harrigan, Thomas (September 2, 2020). "Hendriks, Jansen are August's top relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Harrigan, Thomas (May 3, 2021). "Barnes, Melancon named April's top relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ Sepe-Chepuru, Shanthi (June 2, 2021). "Hendriks, Tepera named May's top relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Adler, David (July 2, 2021). "Relievers of Month for June: Trivino, Hader". Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "McGee, Iglesias are Relievers of the Month". MLB.com (Press release). August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Adler, David (September 2, 2021). "Clase, Williams tabbed top August relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Simon, Andrew (October 4, 2021). "Hendriks, Doval top relievers for September". MLB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
External links[]
- Major League Baseball trophies and awards
- Awards established in 2017