NY Post · Aug 3, 2019
Mets’ Seth Lugo wins award he didn’t know existed
PITTSBURGH — Seth Lugo wishes he could say winning NL Reliever of the Month was a goal, except he didn’t realize the award existed until Saturday, when a Mets public relations official informed him he had won it for July.
“I wouldn’t have heard about the award because I’ve never been around a guy who has won it,” the Mets right-hander said, noting Billy Wagner (July 2007) was the last winner from the team.
Lugo appeared in 12 games for the Mets in July and did not allow an earned run. He entered Saturday as the team’s best reliever by far, at 4-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 42 appearances. In 52²/\u2083 innings he had struck out 69, (a ratio of 11.79 strikeouts every nine innings).