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Mariano Rivera
Saving 652 major-league games with his signature cut fastball.
Five World Series titles · 652 saves
- Born
- 29 November 1969
- Birthplace
- Panama City, Panama
More people
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American relief pitcher who spent his entire major-league career with the New York Yankees.
Early life
Fishing village
Grew up in Puerto Caimito and worked on his father’s fishing boat.
Improvised equipment
Played childhood baseball with makeshift bats, balls and gloves.
Career
- 1990–1995
Yankees development
Signed from amateur baseball and reached the majors.
- 1996–1997
Bullpen breakthrough
Progressed from setup pitcher to closer.
- 1998–2013
Late-inning specialist
Became a central figure in the Yankees’ championship teams.
Achievements
Five World Series titles
Helped the Yankees win five championships.
652 saves
Established the major-league career saves record.
Unanimous election
Received every writers’ ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Beyond baseball
Citizenship
Became a United States citizen in 2015.
Philanthropy
His foundation has supported education and community programmes.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: User Keith Allison on Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
