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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.
Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, one of the most prominent closers in baseball history, has the most career saves of any MLB pitcher (652).. In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading.
Rivera has become one of the best closers in baseball history, and he has done so by primarily throwing one pitch, a sharp-breaking, mid-90s mile per hour cut fastball that has been called an all-time great pitch. Rivera is a ten-time All-Star, a four-time American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Award winner, and a three-time saves leader. He ...
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It’s not a very long drive from the bucolic community of Rye in New York’s affluent Westchester County to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx where Panamanian-raised Yankees baseball legend Mariano ...
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Marian Rivera Gràcia-Dantes (Tagalog: [ˈmaɾ.jɐn ɾɪ ˈbɛ.ɾɐ ˈdan.tɛs]; born 12 August 1984) [1] [2] [3] is a Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur. She is known for her portrayals of heroines and roles in romantic dramas.