Major League Baseball will name its annual reliever awards after two of the best closers in history.
More hereMariano Rivera (652) and Trevor Hoffman (601), who rank Nos. 1 and 2 in career saves, will have their name on the awards given to the best reliever in each league, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Rivera’s name will be attached to the AL award, as he pitched his entire career for the Yankees, and Hoffman’s to the NL since he pitched his entire career in that league, mostly with the Padres.