Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award

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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4] The panel took sole responsibility to select the annual winner starting in 2009.[3][5]

Awarded forBest relief pitcher in MLB
Sponsored byDHL (2005–2010)
Presented byMajor League Baseball
First award2005
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Delivery Man of the Year Award
Mariano Rivera in a gray baseball uniform and navy blue cap stands on a dirt mound. He is striding forward to the left as he holds a baseball in his forward-extended right arm. His face is contorted in concentration.
Mariano Rivera, winner of the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2005, 2006, and 2009
Awarded forBest relief pitcher in MLB
Sponsored byDHL (2005–2010)
Presented byMajor League Baseball
History
First award2005
Final award2013
Most winsMariano Rivera (3)
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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, replaced by the Reliever of the Year Awards.[6]

List of annual winners

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.
Jonathan Papelbon won the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2007.
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Year Player Team SV ERA WHIP K IP Ref
2005 Mariano Rivera (1) New York Yankees 43 1.38 0.87 80 78+1⁄3 [7]
2006 Mariano Rivera (2) New York Yankees 34 1.80 0.96 55 75 [8]
2007 Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox 37 1.85 0.77 84 58+1⁄3 [9]
2008 Brad Lidge Philadelphia Phillies 41 1.95 1.23 92 69+1⁄3 [10]
2009 Mariano Rivera (3) New York Yankees 44 1.76 0.90 72 66+1⁄3 [11]
2010 Heath Bell San Diego Padres 47 1.93 1.20 86 70 [12]
2011 José Valverde Detroit Tigers 49 2.24 1.19 69 72+1⁄3 [13]
2012 Fernando Rodney Tampa Bay Rays 48 0.60 0.78 76 74+2⁄3 [14]
2013 Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves 50 1.21 0.88 98 67 [15]
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