# Major League Baseball 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 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.
| Month | Year | Player | Team | SV | ERA | H | BB | K | IP |
| April | 2005 | José Mesa | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 1.12 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| May | 2005 | Trevor Hoffman (1) | San Diego Padres | 12 | 0.82 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 |
| June | 2005 | Chad Cordero | Washington Nationals | 15 | 0.00 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 16+1⁄3 |
| July | 2005 | Brad Lidge | Houston Astros | 8 | 1.64 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| August | 2005 | Todd Jones | Florida Marlins | 12 | 0.66 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13+2⁄3 |
| September | 2005 | Ryan Dempster | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 0.00 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 15+2⁄3 |
| April | 2006 | Jonathan Papelbon (1) | Boston Red Sox | 10 | 0.00 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14+1⁄3 |
| May | 2006 | Jason Isringhausen | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 0.77 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 11+2⁄3 |
| June | 2006 | Bobby Jenks (1) | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 0.60 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
| July | 2006 | Joe Nathan (1) | Minnesota Twins | 9 | 0.75 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 12 |
| August | 2006 | Francisco Rodríguez (1) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 12 | 0.00 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13+1⁄3 |
| September | 2006 | Trevor Hoffman (2) | San Diego Padres | 10 | 1.50 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| April | 2007 | Francisco Cordero | Milwaukee Brewers | 10 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 11+1⁄3 |
| May | 2007 | Trevor Hoffman (3) | San Diego Padres | 11 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 12+1⁄3 |
| June | 2007 | J. J. Putz (1) | Seattle Mariners | 11 | 0.59 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15+1⁄3 |
| July | 2007 | Billy Wagner | New York Mets | 8 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| August | 2007 | Takashi Saito | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 0.68 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13+1⁄3 |
| September | 2007 | Manny Corpas | Colorado Rockies | 8 | 2.30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 15+2⁄3 |
| April | 2008 | Mariano Rivera (1) | New York Yankees | 8 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| May | 2008 | B. J. Ryan | Toronto Blue Jays | 10 | 0.75 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| June | 2008 | Francisco Rodríguez (2) | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 11 | 1.59 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11+1⁄3 |
| July | 2008 | Joe Nathan (2) | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 0.82 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
| August | 2008 | José Valverde | Houston Astros | 11 | 0.64 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
| September | 2008 | Joakim Soria (1) | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10+1⁄3 |
| April | 2009 | Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | 8 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8+2⁄3 |
| May | 2009 | Trevor Hoffman (4) | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| June | 2009 | Joe Nathan (3) | Minnesota Twins | 11 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11+2⁄3 |
| July | 2009 | Mariano Rivera (2) | New York Yankees | 10 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11+2⁄3 |
| August | 2009 | Ryan Franklin | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 0.00 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| September | 2009 | Joakim Soria (2) | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 0.00 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 13+2⁄3 |
| April | 2010 | Matt Capps | Washington Nationals | 10 | 0.68 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 13+1⁄3 |
| May | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (1) | Tampa Bay Rays | 9 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11+1⁄3 |
| June | 2010 | Bobby Jenks (2) | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 0.75 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
| July | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (2) | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 2.57 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| August | 2010 | Rafael Soriano (3) | Tampa Bay Rays | 10 | 0.82 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10+2⁄3 |
| September | 2010 | Carlos Mármol | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 0.00 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 14+2⁄3 |
| April | 2011 | Huston Street | Colorado Rockies | 10 | 2.20 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 16+1⁄3 |
| May | 2011 | J. J. Putz (2) | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| June | 2011 | Joel Hanrahan | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 0.71 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12+2⁄3 |
| July | 2011 | John Axford | Milwaukee Brewers | 11 | 2.57 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 14 |
| August | 2011 | Craig Kimbrel (1) | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12+2⁄3 |
| September | 2011 | J. J. Putz (3) | Arizona Diamondbacks | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9+2⁄3 |
| April | 2012 | Jonathan Papelbon (2) | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 0.90 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| May | 2012 | Jim Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | 1.42 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 12+2⁄3 |
| June | 2012 | Tyler Clippard | Washington Nationals | 10 | 0.00 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11+2⁄3 |
| July | 2012 | Aroldis Chapman (1) | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 0.00 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14+1⁄3 |
| August | 2012 | Aroldis Chapman (2) | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 0.68 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 13+1⁄3 |
| September | 2012 | Craig Kimbrel (2) | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 0.00 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12+2⁄3 |
| April | 2013 | Jason Grilli (1) | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 0.82 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| May | 2013 | Jason Grilli (2) | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 1.32 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 13+2⁄3 |
| June | 2013 | Joe Nathan (4) | Texas Rangers | 11 | 0.63 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14+1⁄3 |
| July | 2013 | Greg Holland (1) | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 0.82 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| August | 2013 | Craig Kimbrel (3) | Atlanta Braves | 12 | 0.00 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16+1⁄3 |
| September | 2013 | Greg Holland (2) | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 0.60 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 15 |