Mason Miller Wins National League Reliever Award

Miller claimed the award after a standout first full season with San Diego. He placed above two other contenders: Milwaukee’s Trevor Megill and Philadelphia’s Jhoan Duran.

Across a career-best 70 innings, Miller recorded a 1.67 ERA and led the National League with 38 saves. He also finished 57 games, the most in the league.

A scoreless streak that began on August 6 grew to 34⅔ innings before Miller gave up an earned run. It was the longest such run in Padres history and ranked eighth among relievers since 1961.

Miller’s fastball averaged 101.4 mph, while his slider averaged 88 mph. Batters swung and missed at 45.3% of his pitches overall and at 56.3% of his sliders. His strikeout rate was 47.4%; those figures placed him in the 100th percentile among qualified pitchers.

Padres teammate Jackson Merrill described the range of speeds Miller could deliver as difficult for hitters to anticipate. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also praised Miller’s velocity and ability to produce either swings and misses or weak contact, saying teams struggled to lose when San Diego held a lead in the seventh inning. The award adds to Miller’s collection after his dominant season.