Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Louis Varland won the AL Reliever of the Year Award over Bryan Baker of the Tampa Bay Rays and Cade Smith of the Cleveland Guardians.
MLB announced Varland as the winner on Wednesday.
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Varland won the award on the heels of a career season on the mound as Toronto’s closer. He finished the campaign with a 1.27 ERA and 1.000 WHIP with 97 strikeouts and 23 walks. His 35 saves were tied for the fifth-most in baseball.
