| Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award | |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| League: | Major League Baseball |
| Givenfor: | Most outstanding relief pitcher in the American League and National League |
| Presenter: | Sporting News |
| Country: | United States, Canada |
| First: | 1960 |
| Last: | 2010 |
| Mostwins: | Mariano Rivera (6) |
The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award was an annual award presented to the best relief pitcher in each league in Major League Baseball (MLB).[1] It was established in by The Sporting News (TSN) as the Fireman of the Year Award. At the time, no reliever had ever received a Cy Young Award vote.[2] The Fireman of the Year Award originally recognized the reliever with the most combined saves and wins in each league in MLB.[3] The magazine had started publishing the then-unofficial save statistic that same year. Later, a save was worth two points compared to one for a win in determining the winner.[4] In the award was chosen based on consensus from TSN editors, and it was renamed to Reliever of the Year Award.[5] The award was last issued in 2010 before being discontinued.
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