Since its creation in 1956, nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young award. In 1974, Mike Marshall, a reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers, became the first relief pitcher to win the award. The last reliever to win it was Éric Gagné in 2003. Dennis Eckersley (1992) is the only other modern closer to win the award—and he won the MVP award in the same year he won the Cy Young. Not only does Edwin Díaz have some lofty competition for the award this year, he’s also going to be compared to these nine relievers who have been immortalized by their outstanding performances out of the bullpen.
#Edwin4CyYoung: Is Edwin’s historic season good enough to win the Cy Young?
