EASTERN LEAGUE
LÓPEZ NAMED TOP RELIEVER FOR EL
10/02/2025
 
López Named Top Reliever for EL
Thursday, September 25th , 2025
At the young age of only 24, José López has been named the Eastern League Reliever of the Year winner for 2025.

The future appears bright for the Akron RubberDucks relief ace, who captured the award with 10 saves in 40 relief appearances, 45 strikeouts in 48.2 innings and a record of 6-4 to go with his 2.77 ERA.

He received 12 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Tony Martínez of the Reading Fightin Phils finished second in voting, while Greg Thomas of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats finished third.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
José López - Akron RubberDucks - 12 - 60
Tony Martínez - Reading Fightin Phils - 0 - 36
Greg Thomas - New Hampshire Fisher Cats - 0 - 8
Dave Lavington - Portland Sea Dogs - 0 - 2
Jesús Árias - Erie SeaWolves - 0 - 2
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