Mariano Rivera
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World Series buzz A sign of disrespect...or bore — your friends with. Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera are playing together in the World Series 13 years after playing together for the first time in a World Series in 1996. </p><p>According to the Elias Sports... In this article: World Series, Phillies, Yankees, Melky Cabrera, Joe Girardi, Derek Jeter, Shane Victorino, Larry Bowa, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Brett Gardner |
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MLB | October 23, 2009
SN honors Rivera and Franklin
...ERA and 44 saves in 66 games this season. The veteran Yankees right-hander reached the 40-save plateau for the seventh time in his career and he also earned career save No. 500 during the season. Franklin's breakthrough campaign saw the...
In this article: Ryan Franklin, Sporting News, Major League Baseball, Cardinals, All rights reserved, TSN Player Of The Year, Mlb.com, Gordon Beckham, and Tim Lincecum
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Franklin awarded TSN's reliever honor
...Major League general managers and assistant general managers voted on the award. Mariano Rivera was awarded with the same honor on the American League side. In his first full year as the Cardinals' ninth-inning go-to guy, Franklin...
In this article: Ryan Franklin, National League, Cardinals, St. Louis, All rights reserved, Mlb.com, American League, Major League Baseball, and Albert Pujols
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Sportingnews | October 22, 2009
Mariano Rivera, Ryan Franklin named Sporting News' 2009 relievers of the year
...selected by a panel of 31 Major League Baseball general managers and assistant GMs. Rivera went 3-3 with a 1.76 ERA and 44 saves in 66 games this season. It was the seventh time in his career that he had at least 40 saves, and he also...
In this article: Ryan Franklin, Sporting News, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Major League Baseball
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Franklin named Delivery Man for August
...with the club through 2011. Franklin won the award over a list of candidates that also included the Astros' Jose Valverde, the Nationals' Mike MacDougal, the A's Andrew Bailey and the Yankees' Mariano Rivera. It's the first time he's won...
In this article: Ryan Franklin, Tony La Russa, Cardinals, All rights reserved, Mlb.com, Baseball, Jose Valverde, Major League Baseball, and Mike MacDougal
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Baseball Today
...a strained tendon in his right ankle. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners, hit a two-out, two-run homer off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to lead Seattle to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. Matt Holliday, Cardinals, homered to lead off...
In this article: Chicago White Sox, Ichiro Suzuki, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, Jake Peavy, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, and John Baker
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Why the Yankees will win World Series No. 27
...2. The Phillies, Angels and Cardinals entered October with concerns about their closers. The Yankees can smile because they have Mariano Rivera. He will turn 40 in November but still pitches like he is in his prime. "He hasn't lost a...
In this article: Yankees, A.J. Burnett, Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Girardi, Andy Pettitte, Angels, and New York
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | September 25, 2009
Cardinals waiting to take that first step
...step ahead of New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Earlier this week, Rivera and the Yankees were the first to clinch a spot in this year's postseason, giving Rivera his 14th appearance. Smoltz, injured but with the team in 2000, will...
In this article: Cardinals, John Smoltz, Ryan Franklin, Tony La Russa, Chicago Cubs, Champagne, Denver, World Series, and Seattle Mariners
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Bleacher Report | October 12, 2009
Reviewing the Importance of Playoff Closers, Part II
...both teams. Nathan and Papelbon are probably two of the top three closers in all of baseball (the other being Mariano Rivera), and both uncharacteristically coughed up a lead in a game their team couldn't afford to lose. And Franklin put...
In this article: World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Franklin, Brad Lidge, Brian Fuentes, Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan, L.A. Dodgers, and New York Yankees
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MLB Postseason Predictions: Is It in the Cards?
...offensive team from 1-9, but the Cardinals have Pujols. The Yankees definitely have the edge in the bullpen, if only because Mariano Rivera is still coming in to pitch the ninth. From a managerial standpoint, the edge has to go to Tony La...
In this article: The Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Josh Beckett, Phillies, Rockies, Albert Pujols, Yankee Stadium, CC Sabathia, and World Series
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Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian professional baseball player who has spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", the right-handed Rivera has served as a relief pitcher for most of his career. His presence in the late innings of games to record the final outs has played an instrumental role in the Yankees' success, particularly the team's late 1990s dynasty, which won four World Series championships.
Rivera was signed by the Yankees organization in 1990 and spent parts of six seasons in the minor leagues before debuting in the Major Leagues in 1995 as a starting pitcher. He found success after being converted to a relief pitcher in the bullpen. After a breakthrough year in 1996 as a setup man, he became the Yankees' closer in 1997 and has maintained that role for the team ever since. 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 has recorded the second-most saves in Major League history, and in 2009, he surpassed 500 career saves. Recognized as an exceptional postseason performer, he holds Major League postseason records for saves and earned run average (ERA), among other records. Baseball writers expect Rivera will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame upon retirement.
- Birth Date:
- November 29, 1969
- Birthplace:
- Panama City, Panama
- Number:
- 42
- Bats:
- Right
- Debut Date:
- 1995
- Debut team:
- New York Yankees
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