Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Riverais a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in savesand games finished. Rivera won five American LeagueRolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards,...
NationalityPanamanian
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 November 1969
CityPanama City, Panama
CountryPanama
You still have to get the final out. That's the most important out. This time it didn't come. It was a broken bat, but it was a single. That's what counts.
He's not hurt now, he's recovering. We just have to have some patience. He can be great for us.
I always have confidence, ... It's big. It's good to win.
Definitely, I thought it was a strikeout, but you can't change that. That play is over, so you have to get the next guy.
I felt great. I was putting the ball where I wanted to put it.
You're trained to do that. You don't want it to happen, but if it does, you're ready for it.
After Jeter hit that home run, there was no way we could lose that game. A game like that, it motivates you. Once I saw the home run, it was my time. Thank God we have Derek. That's all I know.
I can't imagine that. I can't put myself in that situation.
I haven't pitched, like BP or things like that, but I'm OK with where I'm at right now. Yes, I am.
I can?t put myself in that situation. New Yorkers would chase me all over New York State. Ten or $12 million (per year) ... what?s the difference?
I wanted it to be out. When he caught the ball and tagged him above the waist, I think he might have been able to sneak in there.
Look at the season I had in '96, ... But I won because we won the World Series. That's how it finished. I didn't think about it again.
Most of the time, he saved the games. The job that he did in the eighth inning was a tough job. To me, he was solid.
Every day I come to the ballpark, I thank God that I'm wearing this uniform, for giving me the opportunity to be successful and last that long. To pitch that long and do it good, for the New York Yankees. It's great.