Mariano Rivera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mariano Rivera
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1969(1969-11-29)
Age	55
Birthplace	Panama City
Country	Panama
Horoscope	Scorpio

Mariano Rivera Biography

Mariano Rivera is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama. The legendary New York Yankees relief pitcher who was thirteen-time MLB All-Star and the 2000 World Series MVP. He established his own MLB record for the most saves in a career with 652 and is considered to be the greatest closer ever.

He took home 5 World Series Championship alongside shortstop He won 5 World Series Championship alongside shortstop Derek Jeter on the Yankees. with the Yankees.

Mariano Rivera was born in Panama City, Panama, on November 29, 1969, to Mariano Rivera Palacios and Delia Jiron. Rivera has one older sister, Delia, and two younger brothers, Alvaro and Giraldo. Supported by Mariano Sr.’s job as captain of a fishing boat, the family lived in Puerto Caimito, a Panamanian fishing village that Rivera described as “poor”. As a young man, Rivera played soccer and baseball with his friends on the beach during low tide. Soccer was his favorite sport, and Pelé his favorite athlete. For baseball games, they substituted cardboard milk cartons for gloves and tree branches for bats, and they fashioned balls by taping wads of shredded fishing nets. Rivera used this makeshift equipment until his father bought him his first leather glove when he was 12 years old. Speaking about his youth, Rivera said that although he stayed out of trouble, he “was hanging with the wrong people”.

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” and “Sandman”, he 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 saves (652) and games finished (952). Rivera won five American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2019 in his first year of eligibility, and was the first player ever to be elected unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA).

He had three sons: Mariano Jr, Jafet, and Jaziel and Clara, his wife. Clara.

Mariano Rivera Net Worth

Mariano Rivera is one of the richest Baseball Player from Panama. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mariano Rivera 's net worth $90 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He would use milk cartons as well as branches of trees to play baseball when growing as a child in Panama.

He was offered the position of a starting pitching coach by the Yankees however the team discovered that he was better than coming from the bullpen.

Rivera was a dominant reliever throughout his career, pitching with a consistency and longevity uncharacteristic of a role commonly marked by volatility and high turnover. In his 17-year tenure as the Yankees’ closer, Rivera compiled considerable career numbers. A 13-time All-Star, he is MLB’s all-time regular season leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). He pitched in 1,115 regular season games, which is fourth-most in MLB history, the most in AL history, and the most by a right-handed pitcher. Rivera holds or shares several records for the most seasons of reaching various save milestones, including seasons with at least: 20 saves (sixteen); 25 saves (fifteen consecutive, sixteen non-consecutive); 30 saves (nine consecutive, fifteen non-consecutive); 35 saves (twelve); 40 saves (nine); and 50 saves (two). Rivera’s career ERA (2.21) and WHIP (1.00) are the lowest of any MLB pitcher in the live-ball era (minimum 1,000 innings pitched), making him one of the top pitchers since 1920 at preventing hitters from reaching base and scoring. He recorded an ERA under 2.00 in 11 seasons, tying him with Walter Johnson for the most such seasons (minimum 60 innings pitched each). Rivera also ranks first in career adjusted ERA+ (205), a statistic that adjusts ERA for league and ballpark to allow comparisons of pitchers on the same baseline.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mariano Rivera Dating?

According to our records, Mariano Rivera married to Clara Rivera. As of December 1, 2023, Mariano Rivera’s is not dating anyone.

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Rivera and his wife Clara have known each other since elementary school, and they were married on November 9, 1991. They have three sons: Mariano III, Jafet, and Jaziel. The family lived in Panama until 2000, when they relocated to Westchester County, New York; as of January 2019, Rivera resides in Rye, New York. Mariano III pitched for Iona College in New Rochelle, not far from his home. He was drafted by the Yankees with the 872nd pick in the 2014 MLB draft, but decided to return to Iona for his junior year. In the following year’s draft, Mariano III was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 4th round with the 134th overall pick.

Facts & Trivia

Mariano Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Panama. Mariano Rivera celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

In 1992, Rivera was promoted to the Class A-Advanced level Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League (FSL) but missed the first third of the season with elbow stiffness. He started ten games for Fort Lauderdale, compiling a 5–3 win–loss record and a 2.28 ERA, while walking only five batters in ​59 ⁄3 innings pitched. Ultimately, Rivera was sidelined again after suffering damage to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow. The injury was attributed to him snapping his wrist during his throwing motion in an attempt to improve the movement of his slider. Rivera underwent elbow surgery on August 27, 1992, leading to concerns that he would be out through the 1993 season. Contrary to popular belief, the operation was not Tommy John surgery; Rivera’s surgeon, Frank Jobe, determined that ligament replacement was not necessary and instead repaired the frayed UCL. Rivera was left unprotected by the Yankees in MLB’s 1992 expansion draft, which filled the rosters for two expansion teams, the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. At one point in the draft, Marlins general manager Dave Dombrowski was planning to select Rivera with his next pick, but after the Rockies chose Yankee Brad Ausmus, the Yankees were shielded from losing any more players; Rivera went undrafted.

Why does Mariano Rivera wear 42?

In April 1997, MLB retired the uniform number 42 league-wide to honor the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the baseball color line , although Rivera was among 13 players allowed to keep the number per a grandfather clause.

How many blown saves did Mariano?

Out of 732 regular-season opportunities, Rivera blew 80 saves. That means roughly nine out of every 10 times he went to the mound, he got the job done.

Why is Mariano Rivera called the Sandman?

To ice opposing hitters at Yankees Stadium, a song would blare on the PA while Rivera made his slow egress out to the mound from the bullpen : Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” It was the perfect sonic descriptor for what would become of you if you faced his late-inning cutter (you’d be put right to bed).

What is Mariano Rivera famous for?

Mariano Rivera, (born November 29, 1969, Panama City, Panama), Panamanian baseball player who was widely considered the greatest reliever of all time. As a member (1995–2013) of the New York Yankees, he won five World Series titles (1996, 1998–2000, and 2009).

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