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08/07/2007 10:49 AM ET
Billy Wagner named winner of the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month" for July
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Billy Wagner of the New York Mets was selected as the winner of the "DHL Presents the Major
League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" for July, it was announced today. This officially sanctioned
Major League Baseball (MLB) award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher during
each month of the regular season.
Wagner was 8-for-8 in save opportunities in July allowing no earned runs in nine games. The lefthander
struck out seven batters over 9.0 innings pitched while only surrendering two hits. Wagner has
not allowed a run since June 15th, a span of 20.0 innings. He currently ranks seventh all-time in saves
with 349 and recently moved past Randy Myers for second all-time among lefthanders. For the season,
Wagner is 1-0 with 25 saves, 58 strikeouts and a 1.30 ERA in 46 games. This is the first DHL Delivery
Man of the Month award for the five-time All-Star.
In recognition of this honor, DHL will donate $1,500 to the Inner City Sports Little League in
Brooklyn, NY, in Wagner's name. This donation will be made in conjunction with the Baseball
Tomorrow Fund (BTF), a joint initiative of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players
Association. With this donation, the Inner City Sports Little League will have the opportunity to
purchase a pitching machine package from ATEC, the official supplier of pitching machines and other
training equipment for MLB. In addition, Wagner will be recognized in a special advertisement in USA
Today this week.
The "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award" winner is selected
by a special Major League Baseball "yellow-ribbon" panel that includes Mike Bauman, national
columnist for MLB.com; Rich "Goose" Gossage, the nine-time All-Star pitcher; Darryl Hamilton, former
Major League outfielder and a member of the MLB On-Field Operations staff; Jerome Holtzman, the
official MLB Historian and a member of the writer's wing of the Hall of Fame; and Bob Watson, Vice
President, On-Field Operations, Major League Baseball.
At the conclusion of the season, Major League Baseball fans will have the opportunity to determine
which relief pitcher had the best overall season and deserves the third-annual "DHL Presents the Major
League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award." A list of finalists will be selected based on statistical
qualifiers and fans will be able to vote for the winner online at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major
League Baseball. The "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award" will
be presented during the Major League Baseball postseason.
About Major League Baseball Properties
The Major League Baseball Clubs formed Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) in 1966 as the
Clubs' agent for marketing and trademark licensing and protection. Major League Baseball Properties
is responsible for managing consumer licensing activities, developing national advertising campaigns,
cultivating sponsorship opportunities with major consumer brands and corporations, growing the game
and the business of baseball outside the United States and creating national marketing programs in
conjunction with Clubs, broadcast rightsholders and national sponsors. MLBP also operates a fullservice
video and audio production unit (Major League Baseball Productions), a publishing division and
stock photo licensing agency, and manages logistics for the All-Star Game and World Series as well as
all other special events. For more information about Major League Baseball, log on to www.MLB.com.
About DHL
At DHL, Customer Service is back in shipping. Our mission is to provide the most flexible, personable
and enjoyable experience in the shipping industry for our customers. DHL is the global market leader
of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized
solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland
transport, and contract logistic solutions as well as international mail services, combined with
worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. DHL's international network links
more than 220 countries and territories worldwide with over 285,000 employees dedicated to providing
fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, DHL
is a Deutsche Post World Net brand. For more information on DHL, please visit www.dhl.com.
About BTF
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is designed to promote and enhance the growth of baseball and softball
throughout the world by funding programs, field improvement and equipment purchases to encourage
and maintain youth participation in baseball and softball. Since its inception in 1999, the Baseball
Tomorrow Fund has awarded grants totaling more than $10 million, benefiting nearly 120,000 youth
participating in more than 200 youth baseball and softball programs across the U.S., Canada, Latin
America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. In 2007, DHL selected the Baseball Tomorrow Fund as
its partner to support the growth of youth baseball and softball programs across the country through
the DHL Delivery Man of the Month Award. DHL and BTF will also work together to enhance the
BTF/MLB Equipment Day Initiative, an annual program conducted at MLB stadiums that encourages
and facilitates the collection and distribution of new and used baseball and softball equipment to
organizations in need. For more information visit www.baseballtomorrowfund.com.
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