Award Overview

Award Name
This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year
Total Winners
12
First Awarded
2002
Most Recent
2014

All Winners

Complete list of This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year recipients

Year Player Name Team League
2014 Greg Holland KCR ML
2013 Craig Kimbrel ATL ML
2012 Fernando Rodney TBR ML
2011 Jose Valverde DET ML
2010 Brian Wilson SFG ML
2009 Mariano Rivera NYY ML
2008 Brad Lidge PHI ML
2007 Jonathan Papelbon BOS ML
2006 Mariano Rivera NYY ML
2005 Mariano Rivera NYY ML
2004 Mariano Rivera NYY ML
2002 John Smoltz ATL ML