Awarded for | Best relief pitcher in MLB |
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Sponsored by | DHL (2005–2010) |
Country | United States, Canada |
Presented by | Major League Baseball |
History | |
First award | 2005 |
Final award | 2013 |
Most wins | Trevor Hoffman (4) |
Major League Baseball (MLB) honored its best relief pitchers with a Delivery Man of the Month Award for one pitcher during each month of the regular season from 2005 through 2013. The awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company DHL Express; DHL's sponsorship ran from 2005 to 2010. [1] [2] There was also a Delivery Man of the Year Award; all of the Delivery Man awards were discontinued after 2013. [3] A new Reliever of the Month Award was first awarded in 2017.
Winners of the monthly award were decided by a four-man panel, which originally consisted of Dennis Eckersley, Jerome Holtzman, Rick Sutcliffe and Bob Watson. [4] The panel later included Darryl Hamilton and Mike Bauman, a national columnist for MLB.com. [5]
Trevor Hoffman received the award more than any other pitcher, with four wins between May 2005 and May 2009. Four other pitchers received the award three times: Craig Kimbrel, Joe Nathan, J. J. Putz, and Rafael Soriano. The most wins by a team was four, accomplished by the Kansas City Royals via Joakim Soria (2) and Greg Holland (2); the Pittsburgh Pirates via José Mesa, Joel Hanrahan, and Jason Grilli (2); and the San Diego Padres via Hoffman (3) and Heath Bell.
Month | Year | Player | Team | SV | ERA | H | BB | K | IP | Ref |
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April | 2005 | José Mesa | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 1.12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | [6] |
May | 2005 | Trevor Hoffman (1) | San Diego Padres | 12 | 0.82 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | [7] |
June | 2005 | Chad Cordero | Washington Nationals | 15 | 0.00 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 16+1⁄3 | [8] |
July | 2005 | Brad Lidge | Houston Astros | 8 | 1.64 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | [9] |
August | 2005 | Todd Jones | Florida Marlins | 12 | 0.66 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13+2⁄3 | [10] |
September | 2005 | Ryan Dempster | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 0.00 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 15+2⁄3 | [11] |
April | 2006 | Jonathan Papelbon (1) | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 0.00 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14+1⁄3 | [12] |
May | 2006 | Jason Isringhausen | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 0.77 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11+2⁄3 | [13] |
June | 2006 | Bobby Jenks (1) | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 0.60 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 15 | [14] |
July | 2006 | Joe Nathan (1) | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 0.75 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 12 | [15] |
August | 2006 | Francisco Rodríguez (1) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 12 | 0.00 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13+1⁄3 | [16] |
September | 2006 | Trevor Hoffman (2) | San Diego Padres | 10 | 1.50 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | [17] |
April | 2007 | Francisco Cordero | Milwaukee Brewers | 10 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 11+1⁄3 | [18] |
May | 2007 | Trevor Hoffman (3) | San Diego Padres | 11 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12+1⁄3 | [19] |
June | 2007 | J. J. Putz (1) | Seattle Mariners | 11 | 0.59 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15+1⁄3 | [20] |
July | 2007 | Billy Wagner | New York Mets | 8 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | [21] |
August | 2007 | Takashi Saito | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 0.68 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13+1⁄3 | [22] |
September | 2007 | Manny Corpas | Colorado Rockies | 8 | 2.30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 15+2⁄3 | [23] |
April | 2008 | Mariano Rivera (1) | New York Yankees | 8 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 13 | [24] |
May | 2008 | B. J. Ryan | Toronto Blue Jays | 10 | 0.75 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | [25] |
June | 2008 | Francisco Rodríguez (2) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 11 | 1.59 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11+1⁄3 | [5] |
July | 2008 | Joe Nathan (2) | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 0.82 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | [26] |
August | 2008 | José Valverde | Houston Astros | 11 | 0.64 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | [27] |
September | 2008 | Joakim Soria (1) | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10+1⁄3 | [28] |
April | 2009 | Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | 8 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8+2⁄3 | [29] |
May | 2009 | Trevor Hoffman (4) | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | [30] |
June | 2009 | Joe Nathan (3) | Minnesota Twins | 11 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11+2⁄3 | [31] |
July | 2009 | Mariano Rivera (2) | New York Yankees | 10 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11+2⁄3 | [32] |
August | 2009 | Ryan Franklin | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 0.00 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | [33] |
September | 2009 | Joakim Soria (2) | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 0.00 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 13+2⁄3 | [34] |
April | 2010 | Matt Capps | Washington Nationals | 10 | 0.68 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 13+1⁄3 | [35] |
May | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (1) | Tampa Bay Rays | 9 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11+1⁄3 | [36] |
June | 2010 | Bobby Jenks (2) | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 0.75 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 | [37] |
July | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (2) | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 2.57 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | [38] |
August | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (3) | Tampa Bay Rays | 10 | 0.82 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10+2⁄3 | [39] |
September | 2010 | Carlos Mármol | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 0.00 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 14+2⁄3 | [40] |
April | 2011 | Huston Street | Colorado Rockies | 10 | 2.20 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16+1⁄3 | [41] |
May | 2011 | J. J. Putz (2) | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | [42] |
June | 2011 | Joel Hanrahan | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 0.71 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12+2⁄3 | [43] |
July | 2011 | John Axford | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 2.57 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 14 | [44] |
August | 2011 | Craig Kimbrel (1) | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12+2⁄3 | [45] |
September | 2011 | J. J. Putz (3) | Arizona Diamondbacks | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9+2⁄3 | [46] |
April | 2012 | Jonathan Papelbon (2) | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 0.90 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | [47] |
May | 2012 | Jim Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | 1.42 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 12+2⁄3 | [48] |
June | 2012 | Tyler Clippard | Washington Nationals | 10 | 0.00 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11+2⁄3 | [49] |
July | 2012 | Aroldis Chapman (1) | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 0.00 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14+1⁄3 | [50] |
August | 2012 | Aroldis Chapman (2) | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 0.68 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 13+1⁄3 | [51] |
September | 2012 | Craig Kimbrel (2) | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12+2⁄3 | [52] |
April | 2013 | Jason Grilli (1) | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 0.82 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | [53] |
May | 2013 | Jason Grilli (2) | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 1.32 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 13+2⁄3 | [54] |
June | 2013 | Joe Nathan (4) | Texas Rangers | 11 | 0.63 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14+1⁄3 | [55] |
July | 2013 | Greg Holland (1) | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 0.82 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 11 | [56] |
August | 2013 | Craig Kimbrel (3) | Atlanta Braves | 12 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16+1⁄3 | [57] |
September | 2013 | Greg Holland (2) | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 0.60 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 | [58] |