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BALTIMORE -- Zach Britton has been pretty near perfect this season for the Baltimore Orioles.The left-handed closer has 45 saves in 45 tries, a minuscule 0.59 ERA and nearly four times as many strikeouts as walks.Those numbers certainly a warrant a look for voters choosing the AL Cy Young Award winner, even though its been 24 years since a reliever took home the trophy.The Cy Young winner, by definition, is the best pitcher in the league, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch said.That distinction is arbitrary, but heres something that isnt: Brittons numbers are far better than those of 1992 Cy Young Award winner Dennis Eckersley, who was 7-1 with a 1.91 ERA and 51 saves in 54 tries with Oakland.Dodgers closer Eric Gagne won it in the NL in 2003, going 55 for 55 in save opportunities with a 1.20 ERA. For that, he received 28 of 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.Some voters might find it difficult to get behind a pitcher whos thrown only 61 1/3 innings, as Britton had through Tuesday. Yet, theres something to be said for a guy whos sealed more than half his teams wins.I think all pitchers should be considered, Britton said. Its not an award just for starting pitchers.To be clear, the 28-year-old is not running a campaign for himself.Its not something Im going to focus on, he said. Whoever has a vote is going to vote the way they want for their own reasons.So, should a reliever be considered for the coveted award?Thats a simple answer for me: Yes, for sure, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. The guy, to me, is the most dominant reliever in the American League.Few would argue with that assessment. But for decades, the AL Cy Young Award has gone to a starter, and that makes Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello (21-4, 3.08 ERA) the odds-on favorite. Torontos J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.28) and Chicagos Chris Sale (16-8, 3.03) are also having outstanding years.Boston manager John Farrell would love to see Porcello get the nod but cant dismiss Britton as a possibility.When you think that a guy has converted every save opportunity in the fashion in which he does it, well, he might be the best closer in the game right now, Farrell said. In my opinion, if a closer is to be considered for the Cy Young, it takes a year such as Zach is having.Hinch backed up the assessment.If theres not a worthy candidate out of the rotation, then I dont see a huge problem with a dominant reliever leading the way, he said. They do have their own award, though its not as sexy as the Cy Young.Hes got a point. No one in baseball history won more games in his career than Cy Young, whose name has become synonymous with pitching excellence.The Reliever of the Year Award is, well, merely what it says it is.Theres really no argument when it comes to choosing the most effective reliever in the league. Britton (2-1) lost his only game in April, when he gave up a run in a tie game against the White Sox. Hes appeared in 64 games and allowed an earned run in only four of them.Oh, and his run of 45 straight saves to start a season is the most by a left-hander in baseball history.There are just so many things working against you -- a chopper here, a broken bat there, a strike that was called a ball, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. It just tells you how good hes been. Theres not a day that goes by that I dont realize how lucky we are to have him and the year hes having.Britton is perhaps the main reason why the Orioles remain in contention for a playoff berth.When they start talking about Cy Young and MVP, Showalter said, how can you be better at what youre asked to do for a club than what hes done?Zach Allen Youth Jersey . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. David Johnson Womens Jersey . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. http://www.nflcardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Kyler-Murray-Jersey/ . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. 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"I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from.Online trolls continue to attack him but Olympic champion Mack Horton says he has no regrets over his controversial Rio Games campaign.Horton revealed he was still copping hate on social media after branding Sun Yang a drug cheat at Rio before triumphing over his Chinese rival to claim 400m freestyle gold.And the 20-year-old did not expect it to go away any time soon as he prepared to return to the pool at this weeks national short course titles in Brisbane.Asked if he would have done anything differently at Rio in hindsight, Horton told AAP: Not a thing.I would do everything exactly the same.I liked the way it all turned out.Horton was still adamant he had helped champion the need for clean sport in Rio by targeting Sun, who had served a secret three-month ban in 2014 for a banned stimulant.But clearly it came at a cost.Horton was provided a not so subtle reminder that Suns outraged fans still had it in for him recently.Horton was inundated by vile responses when he revealed he had a cancerous mole removed from his chest thanks to a tip from an eagle-eyed fan.Horton copped it affter using Twitter and Instagram to thank the fan who had emailed the swim team doctor to say the Olympic champ should get the mole checked.ddddddddddddIt was pretty crazy. I knew I had to eventually get it checked out because I had noticed it grow, but this person saying I should do it really made me finally go out and check it, Horton said of his recent surgery.The social media flak? It doesnt really bother me.I am still on Twitter and Instagram and still copping hate but I guess I am used to it now.I am pretty addicted to it (social media), but I dont even see that (trolling) any more.Horton had plenty of time to grasp what he had achieved in Rio on a five-week European holiday with his girlfriend.But Horton reckoned he may never fully comprehend the fact he claimed 400m gold on Olympic debut.I am not even close to getting my head around it, he said.Especially now because I havent swum for a while.I dont think I will realise until I finish swimming. ' ' '