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2001–2024 · 39 awarded to 29 people · AL, NL

Most wins

Liam Hendriks 3
Mariano Rivera 3
Emmanuel Clase 2
Devin Williams 2
Edwin Diaz 2

Latest (2024)

Emmanuel Clase AL
Raisel Iglesias NL
Ryan Helsley NL

First (2001)

Mariano Rivera
Armando Benitez
Robb Nen

Longest run

Liam Hendriks 3 straight to 2021

Winners

Year	Lg	Winner	Team
2024	AL	Emmanuel Clase	Cleveland Guardians
2024	NL	Raisel Iglesias tie	Atlanta Braves
2024	NL	Ryan Helsley tie	St. Louis Cardinals
2023	AL	Felix Bautista	Baltimore Orioles
2023	NL	Devin Williams	Milwaukee Brewers
2022	AL	Emmanuel Clase	Cleveland Guardians
2022	NL	Edwin Diaz	New York Mets
2021	AL	Liam Hendriks	Chicago White Sox
2021	NL	Josh Hader	Milwaukee Brewers
2020	AL	Liam Hendriks	Oakland Athletics
2020	NL	Devin Williams	Milwaukee Brewers
2019	AL	Liam Hendriks	Oakland Athletics
2019	NL	Kirby Yates	San Diego Padres
2018	AL	Edwin Diaz	Seattle Mariners
2018	NL	Josh Hader	Milwaukee Brewers
2017	AL	Craig Kimbrel	Boston Red Sox
2017	NL	Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers
2016	AL	Zack Britton	Baltimore Orioles
2016	NL	Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers
2010	AL	Rafael Soriano	Tampa Bay Rays
2010	NL	Heath Bell	San Diego Padres
2009	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2009	NL	Ryan Franklin	St. Louis Cardinals
2008	AL	Francisco Rodriguez	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2008	NL	Brad Lidge	Philadelphia Phillies
2007	AL	Joe Borowski	Cleveland Indians
2007	NL	Jose Valverde	Arizona Diamondbacks
2006	AL	Francisco Rodriguez	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
2006	NL	Trevor Hoffman	San Diego Padres
2005	NL	Chad Cordero	Washington Nationals
2004	AL	Joe Nathan tie	Minnesota Twins
2004	AL	Mariano Rivera tie	New York Yankees
2003	AL	Keith Foulke	Oakland Athletics
2003	NL	Eric Gagne	Los Angeles Dodgers
2002	AL	Billy Koch	Oakland Athletics
2002	NL	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves
2001	AL	Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees
2001	NL	Armando Benitez tie	New York Mets
2001	NL	Robb Nen tie	San Francisco Giants

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