Trevor Hoffman Named Winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for September.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (October 13, 1967 in Bellflower, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Diego Padres since 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. of the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres was selected as the winner of "DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Presents the Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Delivery Man of the Month Award" for September, it was announced today. This officially-sanctioned Major League Baseball award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher relief pitcher n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever during each month of the regular season. Hoffman was 10-for-11 in save opportunities in September, helping the Padres clinch a playoff spot. He finished with a 1.50 ERA and allowed only two earned runs in 12 games. During the month, the Padres closer struck out 13 batters over 12.0 innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. while giving up just seven hits. The right-hander recorded his 479th career save against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 24, passing Lee Smith as the all-time saves leader. Hoffman posted 46 saves on the season, leading the National League for the second time in his 14-year career. This is the second Delivery Man of the Month award for Hoffman (May - 2005). In recognition of this honor, DHL will donate $1,500 to Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in ), a MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) youth outreach program designed to increase participation and interest in baseball, encourage academic participation and achievement and promote greater inclusion of minorities into the mainstream of the game of baseball, in Trevor Hoffman's name. In addition, Hoffman will be recognized in a special advertisement appearing in an edition next week of USA Today. The "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" winner is selected by a special Major League Baseball "yellow-ribbon" panel that includes newly elected Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter; Lou Piniella, former manager and player; Mike Bauman, national columnist for MLB.com; Jerome Holtzman, the official MLB Historian and a member of the writer's wing of the Hall of Fame; and Bob Watson, Vice President, On-Field Operations, Major League Baseball. Fan balloting is underway for the 2nd annual "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award." A list of 10 finalists has been selected based on statistical qualifiers, and fans will be able to vote through October 9 for the winner online at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball. The "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award" will be presented during the Major League Baseball postseason. 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