# Louis Varland Wins AL Reliever of the Year Award for Blue Jays > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1809974 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 12:50 AM · Read it: Toronto Blue Jays stud closer Louis Varland took home the inaugural American League Reliever of the Year Award.Although the Blue Jays did not win the American League Cy Young Award, as Dylan Cease came in second place to Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees, they did take home the AL Reliever of the Year ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 6:35 PM: [Mason Miller, Louis Varland win first BBWAA reliever of the year awards]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) Miller and Varland turned in dominant seasons as the closers for the Padres and Blue Jays, respectively. - Nov 11, 2026, 6:35 PM: [Padres' Mason Miller, Blue Jays' Louis Varland named MLB Relievers of the Year in first-ever BBWAA award]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) Miller lapped the field in strikeouts, while Varland led qualified relievers in ERA in their dominant 2026 seasons - Nov 12, 2026, 12:50 AM: [Louis Varland Wins AL Reliever of the Year Award for Blue Jays]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Toronto Blue Jays stud closer Louis Varland took home the inaugural American League Reliever of the Year Award.Although the Blue Jays did not win the American League Cy Young Award, as Dylan Cease came in second place to Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees, they did take home the AL Reliever of the Year