After allowing a home run to Cleveland’s Sandy Alomar in the series-pivoting Game 4 in the 1997 ALDS, Rivera became virtually perfect under baseball’s spotlight. He saved 42 games in 96 postseason appearances, allowing only one other home run in 141 innings.

Feb 1, 2019 · Ten days after making history as the first unanimous National Baseball Hall of Fame electee, Mariano Rivera was in the Museum’s Plaque Gallery and marveling at his good fortune.

Jul 23, 2019 · Baseball's most decorated relief pitcher received the game's most prestigious honor this weekend as Mariano Rivera was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the first unanimous selection in the Hall of Fame's history, appearing on all 425 ballots cast by eligible members of the Baseball Writers'

Jan 22, 2019 · Mariano Rivera, Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in saves, was named on all 425 ballots cast to earn election to the Hall of Fame with fellow pitchers Mike Mussina and the late Roy Halladay and designated hitter-third baseman Edgar Martinez.

Rookie pitcher Mariano Rivera dazzled in his fifth career start on July 4, 1995, leading the visiting New York Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. In what would be the longest outing of his career, Rivera tossed 129 pitches in eight shutout innings.

Jul 17, 2019 · On this same night, one of baseball’s brightest stars arrived in Cooperstown for the first time. Mariano Rivera, who had recently earned the sport’s first unanimous Hall of Fame selection, had pulled into the cozy village for a tour of the Hall’s vast museum the next day.

Jul 22, 2019 · Rivera, the career saves leader and the first player unanimously voted into the Hall by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, was greeted by chants of his name from the adoring crowd as he stepped to the podium in a fitting close to Sunday’s ceremony.

Feb 1, 2019 · COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Mariano Rivera seemed awestruck as he walked the hallways of the National Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time on Friday. As he savored a behind-the-scenes tour, the longtime Yankees hurler reflected upon his improbable path toward greatness from a tiny fishing village in Panama.Less than

Feb 2, 2019 · Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP) — Mariano Rivera stopped at the entrance to the Plaque Gallery inside the Baseball Hall of Fame and just gazed at the walls, awestruck by the moment.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. ... In 2019, former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became the first player to be elected unanimously on …