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. There was also a Delivery Man of the Year Award; all of the Delivery Man awards were discontinued after 2013. A new Reliever of the Month Award was first awarded in 2017.
Winners
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. The panel later included Darryl Hamilton and Mike Bauman, a national columnist for MLB.com.
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.
MonthYearPlayerTeamSVERAHBBKIPRef2005Pittsburgh Pirates81.12721082005 San Diego Padres120.826113112005Washington Nationals150.00112142005Houston Astros81.644115112005Florida Marlins120.66100132005Chicago Cubs130.00105192006 Boston Red Sox100.0072142006St. Louis Cardinals100.7778142006 Chicago White Sox100.609516152006 Minnesota Twins90.759419122006 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim120.0076172006 San Diego Padres101.507413122007Milwaukee Brewers100.0027192007 San Diego Padres110.0061102007 Seattle Mariners110.5963192007New York Mets80.0024792007Los Angeles Dodgers100.6872212007Colorado Rockies82.3013252008 New York Yankees80.004012132008Toronto Blue Jays100.757614122008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim111.5955122008 Minnesota Twins70.823512112008Houston Astros110.645317142008 Kansas City Royals90.003482009San Diego Padres80.004292009 Milwaukee Brewers110.004111122009 Minnesota Twins110.0041182009 New York Yankees100.003292009St. Louis Cardinals110.00664112009 Kansas City Royals100.00125212010Washington Nationals100.68126152010 Tampa Bay Rays90.003392010 Chicago White Sox100.757114122010 Tampa Bay Rays112.57449142010 Tampa Bay Rays100.8242102010Chicago Cubs130.00210252011Colorado Rockies102.20134172011 Arizona Diamondbacks110.005410132011Pittsburgh Pirates90.7153112011Milwaukee Brewers112.5713316142011 Atlanta Braves100.0064232011 Arizona Diamondbacks100.0061152012 Philadelphia Phillies80.906310102012Baltimore Orioles91.427082012Washington Nationals100.0026122012 Cincinnati Reds130.0062312012 Cincinnati Reds110.6882182012 Atlanta Braves100.006225 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates100.825417112013 Pittsburgh Pirates121.3271212013 Texas Rangers110.6363152013 Kansas City Royals110.829115112013 Atlanta Braves120.0082192013 Kansas City Royals110.60742015
See also Baseball awards List of MLB awards
References
External links List of winners at MLB.com List of winners at Baseball Almanac