Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honored its best relief pitcher with the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award from 2005 through 2013. It was initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company DHL Express; DHL's sponsorship ran from 2005 to 2010. There was also a Delivery Man of the Month Award. From its inception in 2005 through 2008, the award was given to a single reliever who was selected online by fans from a group of 10 finalists chosen by an MLB panel. The panel took sole responsibility to select the annual winner starting in 2009.

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, replaced by the Reliever of the Year Awards.

List of annual winners

YearPlayerTeamSVERAWHIPKIPRef2005 New York Yankees431.380.8780 2006 New York Yankees341.800.9655752007Boston Red Sox371.850.7784 2008Philadelphia Phillies411.951.2392 2009 New York Yankees441.760.9072 2010San Diego Padres471.931.2086702011Detroit Tigers492.241.1969 2012Tampa Bay Rays480.600.7876 2013Atlanta Braves501.210.889867

Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award

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