Mason Miller wins first NL Reliever of the Year Award in a season that tested him off the field

Mason Miller was named the first winner of the National League Reliever of the Year Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, it was announced on Wednesday night. He received all 30 first-place votes, which two BBWAA writers from each of the 15 NL cities submitted at the close of a regular season. In a dominant season, Miller finished with a 5-2 record, a league-leading 38 saves, 1.76 ERA, 129 strikeouts and 26 walks in 70 innings over 66 appearances. He had a hand in 47% of the Padres’ 91 victories. He was the Padres’ lone representative to the NL All-Star team and is now their only major award winner. On winning the award, the 28-year-old Miller, who throws his fastball and slider regularly at over 100 miles per hour, continues a long history of great Padres relievers. No matter how moribund the franchise has been, the Padres have regularly had a leader in that category.

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