Padres' Bell selected season's top relief pitcher
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Diego Padres All-Star right-hander Heath Bell was named Major League Baseball's reliever of the year on Wednesday, MLB said in a release.
Bell went 6-1 with a career-low 1.93 earned run average and converted 47 of 50 save opportunities for a Major League-best 94 percent successful save record.
His 47 saves were the second-best in the majors this season, trailing only San Francisco Giants righty Brian Wilson, who had 48.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bell was named the top reliever following a vote by a panel from MLB.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina, Editing by Steve Ginsburg)