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.

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] Mariano Rivera was the only pitcher to win the annual award more than once, receiving it in 2005, 2006, and 2009.

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.