The Most Questionable MLB Awards Of All Time

Every time a reliever won MVP

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Pitchers can win MVPs, and relievers can win Cy Youngs, but a reliever should never be named a league’s most valuable player — how valuable can you be when you pitcher fewer innings than your team has games? Still, it’s happened four times: Jim Konstanty in 1950, Rollie Fingers in 1981, Willie Hernandez in 1984, and Dennis Eckersley (pictured) in 1992.

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