<P> The Rolaids Relief Man Award was an annual award given from the 1976 season to the 2012 season to the top relief pitchers of the regular season, one each in the American and National Leagues . Relief pitchers enter the game after the starting pitcher is removed . Because the first closers were nicknamed "firemen", a reference to "putting out the fire" of another team's rally, the trophy is a gold - plated firefighter's helmet . The Relief Man of the Year is based on statistical performance, rather than votes . Each save is worth three points; a win, two points; a loss, negative two points; and a blown save, negative two points . A "tough save", which is worth an additional point, occurs when a relief pitcher enters the game and gets the save with the tying run already on base . The 2012 award winners are Jim Johnson of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League, and Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves in the National League . </P> <P> The Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented by MLB to the player who is judged to have "re-emerged on the baseball field during a given season ." The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and Viagra . In 2005 and 2006 representatives from MLB and MLB.com selected six candidates each from the AL and NL and one winner for each league was selected via an online poll on MLB.com . Since then, the winners have been selected by a panel of MLB beat reporters . Under the current voting structure, first - place votes are worth five points, second - place votes worth three, and third - place votes worth one, with the award going to the player with the most overall points . The 2016 winners are José Fernández of the Miami Marlins in the NL and Mark Trumbo of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL . </P> <P> The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the final round of the Major League Baseball post-season . The award was originally given by the editors of Sport magazine, but is now decided by a combination of media members and Major League Baseball officials . On September 29, 2017, it was renamed in honor of Willie Mays in remembrance of the 63rd anniversary of The Catch . Mays never won the award himself . The current award holder is Houston Astros center fielder George Springer, who hit a record - tying five home runs in the 2017 World Series . </P> <P> The second round of the Major League Baseball post-season is known as the League Championship Series . This series has a best - of - seven playoff format, and currently follows the Division Series, in which the three division champions and one wild card team from each league play against each other based on their regular - season records . The winners of the National League Championship Series and the American League Championship Series advance to the World Series . The current holders are ￼ ￼ Chris Taylor and ￼ ￼ Justin Turner in the National League and Justin Verlander in the American League . </P>

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