Britton earns AL Reliever of Year honor

CHICAGO — Zach Britton of the Orioles and Kenley Jansen of the Dodgers were named winners of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever of the Year Award, respectively, in a ceremony by Major League Baseball and presenting sponsor The Hartford on Saturday before Game 4 of the 112th World Series at Wrigley Field. Both All-Star closers finished with 47 saves, and they led their team to the postseason.

Commissioner Rob Manfred and Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford, presented the honors along with the awards’ namesake closers, Rivera and Hoffman. This has become a new tradition during each Fall Classic, as these Reliever of the Year Awards replaced the Delivery Man of the Year Award in 2014, which had been presented to one winner from 2005-13. The awards continue a longstanding baseball tradition of honoring the game’s top bullpen arms.

“Congratulations to Zach Britton and Kenley Jansen for their outstanding performances this season,” Elliot said. “Zach and Kenley consistently deliver for their teams during the biggest moments of a game. At The Hartford, we are committed to doing the same for our customers by ensuring they prevail when the unexpected happens.”

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Britton, in his third season as the Orioles’ closer and sixth overall in the big leagues, was virtually unbeatable in 2016. He led Baltimore to the AL Wild Card Game and became only the third …

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