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Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" [1] and "Sandman", [2] he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons.
The game evolved to where the best reliever was reserved for games where the team had a lead of three runs or less in the ninth inning. [12] Mariano Rivera, considered one of the greatest closers of all time, [22] earned only one save of seven-plus outs in his career, while Gossage logged 53. [23] "Don't tell me [Rivera's] the best relief ...
Mariano Rivera [2] [3] [4] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman [5] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith, [6] Kenley Jansen, [7] Craig Kimbrel, [8] Francisco Rodríguez, [9] John Franco, [10] and Billy Wagner [11] are the only other pitchers to save more than 400 games ...
Mariano Rivera took the hill for the Yankees in the tenth and retired the Diamondbacks in order. Kim went out for a third inning of work and retired Scott Brosius and Alfonso Soriano, but Jeter hit an opposite field home run on a 3–2 pitch count from Kim. This home run gave the Yankees a 4–3 victory and tied the Series at two games apiece ...
If there’s one word that best describes Billy Wagner, it’s overpowering. ... Among all pitchers with at least 900 major league innings, Wagner is No. 1 ... and Mariano Rivera (652) are far and ...
Mike Mussina and Rivera—six innings, six strikeouts, four hits, and zero earned runs combined in relief during Game 7. Jason Giambi—Before the eighth inning rally in Game 7, Giambi had provided the Yankees' only offense with two solo home runs off Pedro Martínez. Aaron Boone—Hit an 11th inning walk-off home run in Game 7.
Legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera (elected in 2019) remains the only inductee with that distinction. ... (2009-2012 was his best four-season run in the majors by a long shot, while 2013-2015 ...
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