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(MLB) honors its best

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s with a Reliever of the Month Award for one pitcher in the

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(AL) and one in the

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(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 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 ...

during each month of the regular season.

Awards by month

MLB previously introduced a Reliever of the Year Award in 2014, awarded to one reliever in the

and one in the

. In 2017, MLB added a monthly award, also given to one reliever in each league, for each month of the regular season. The award was sponsored by

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, a Connecticut-based investment and insurance company, from inception through the 2020 season. The below table lists monthly winners; a number in parentheses indicates the instance of winning the award, for players who have previously won. Edwin Diaz on March 2, 2019 (cropped 2)

References

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List of winners
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reliever of the Month Award Major League Baseball trophies and awards * Awards established in 2017

Awards by month

See also

References

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