Baseball Writers' Association of America Relief Pitcher of the Year Award

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The Baseball Writers' Association of America Relief Pitcher of the Year Award was announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) in August 2025 and will be awarded for the first time at the end of the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season.[1]

The BBWAA already issues several annual awards, including the Cy Young Award for the best pitcher.[1][2] While the writers had not previously had an award for the best reliever, the award has several predecessors, including the Rolaids Relief Man Award and MLB Delivery Man of the Year.[3][4] Currently, MLB awards the Reliever of the Year Award,[5] and the Sporting News has a Relief Pitcher of the Year Award.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "BBWAA to add Relief Pitcher of the Year Award for NL, AL". ESPN. Associated Press. August 23, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  2. ^ DiComo, Anthony (January 28, 2008). "Murcer honored for rousing recovery: Ex-Yankee's emotional acceptance punctuates BBWAA Awards". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Neyer, Rob (April 9, 2014). "Kissing the Rolaids Relief Award goodbye". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award Winners". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Fordin, Spencer (April 9, 2014). "Yearly relief awards named after Rivera, Hoffman". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "MLB The Sporting News Pitchers of the Year & The Sporting News Major League Players of the Year". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2025.