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Rivera was the second Panamanian player to be elected to the Hall of Fame after Rod Carew, [252] and the eighth relief pitcher. [340] He was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019, in Cooperstown, New York. [341] The ceremony was attended by 55,000 people, the second-largest crowd for a Hall of Fame induction. [342]
Mariano Rivera becomes the first unanimous Hall of Fame selection in history.
Before Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr. held the highest percentage, 99.32 percent. Hall of Fame 2019 results: Yankees legend Mariano Rivera is first player to get 100 percent of votes [Video] Skip ...
Notably, Rivera is the only unanimous pick in the Hall of Fame's history, while Jeter fell one vote short of unanimous selection himself. Posada became eligible in 2017, but received only 3.8% of the vote and was dropped off of the ballot, although he may still be inducted by the Veterans Committee .
Rivera became the second player from Panama to be elected to the Hall. As with Rod Carew, a generation of aspiring ballplayers from a country of four million people had a dream, a destination and ...
The results were announced on January 22, 2019, [1] with the BBWAA electing Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, and Mike Mussina to the Hall of Fame. Rivera and Halladay were elected in their first year of eligibility, while Martínez was elected in his last year of eligibility.
Mariano Rivera thought he might have "a good shot" at being a Hall of Famer, but he never imagined he would make history. Ever humble Mariano Rivera says unanimous Hall vote was 'beyond my ...
The Hall of Fame includes one female member, Effa Manley. [6] The newest members of the Hall of Fame, elected December 8, 2024, are Dick Allen and Dave Parker. In 2019, former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player to be elected unanimously. [7]