Best Relief Pitchers & Closing Pitchers

Top Relief Pitchers & Closing Pitchers by true rating in MLB The Show 25

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Best Relief Pitchers & Closing Pitchers in MLB The Show 25 - Insights

2025 Postseason Yoshinobu Yamamoto holds the top spot among the best Relief Pitchers & Closing Pitchers with an impressive 109.50 True Rating.

Right behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto are 2025 Finest Aroldis Chapman and Hall of Fame Lee Smith, forming a strong top group. Overall, the top 10 MLB Relief Pitchers & Closing Pitchers average a 107.42 True Rating.

2025 Postseason Adrian Morejon is a top free option, ranked #4. This card can be acquired from the NL Wild Card Program.

For budget-conscious players, a top 10 option under 15,000 stubs is Awards Rob Dibble (13,333 stubs).

2025 Finest Aroldis Chapman is notable within the top 5 for benefiting significantly from 4 active quirks.

Hall of Fame Lee Smith currently the most expensive player available on the market among the top 5, costing around 398,889 stubs.

Captain Eric Gagne the most recent addition to the top 10, released 2 months ago.