Both Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera had trouble with the O’s as the Yankees began a losing streak. Following their Opening Day loss to the Oakland Athletics, the 1999 New York Yankees rattled off a seven-game winning streak that reminded the world of the buzzsaw that they had been the year prior.
This story from Sean Casey about New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera's cutter had fans rolling.
What pitches from current Yankees would you pick to build the perfect repertoire? Doc Gooden had Lord Charles. Randy Johnson had Mr. Snappy. Mariano Rivera had his cutter.
And finally, on January 22, 2019, Mariano Rivera became the first player unanimously elected by the BBWAA to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mariano Rivera was a unicorn.
The New York Yankees had several former players selected in the first Baseball United Draft on Monday. The Draft was meant to fill out the four teams that will compete in the new league in Dubai.
Mariano Rivera celebrates his wife’s birthday and accidentally joins an internet meme. It’s Sunday once again, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup!
Remembering when Rivera walked with the bases loaded against K-Rod in 2009. 2009 was a year of fun memories. The Yankees won the World Series with an almost ideal cast of familiar faces and exciting new additions leading the way to a championship.
The New York Yankees certainly couldn't ask for much more out of Clay Holmes right now. The 30-year-old has been lights-out as New York's closer so far this season and even has put himself in historic company.
As the current New York Yankees stumble to a fourth-place record in the American League East, here's a little happy nostalgia for Yankees fans. Twenty-five years ago Thursday, the Yankees trio of Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Tino Martinez graced the cover of Sports Illustrated.
For the first time since the opening week of the season, the ‘98 Yanks dropped their second game in a row. After a rare Mariano Rivera blown save cost them an opportunity to sweep the Texas Rangers at home, the New York Yankees welcomed the Minnesota Twins to the Bronx for a three-game weekend set.
After a rare blown save by Mariano Rivera, Texas took the Yankees down in extras. The Yankees entered this Thursday night game fresh off a big win the previous night in the series opener against Texas.
Halfway through the season, Rivera had already appeared in 29 games and pitched 57 innings. By today’s standards, that’s a season’s worth of innings for a setup man.
Using WAR to help us rank them, let's look at the top 24 players in the history of the New York Yankees.
Earlier this week, New York Yankees legendary closer (and 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee) Mariano Rivera discussed whether the franchise should bring back manager Aaron Boone for the 2023 season.
Mariano Rivera has made it clear he wouldn't bring Aaron Boone back as manager if he were running the storied franchise.
Given that all three Penguins players remain under contract for several more years — Malkin and Letang just signed new contract extensions over the summer — they seem almost certain to break that record next season.
The United International Baseball League (UIBL) announced Monday its plan to bring professional baseball to India, Pakistan, and the Middle East, beginning with an inaugural showcase that will take place in Dubai in February 2023.
Mariano Rivera was without question a legend of his time. The New York Yankees Hall-of-Fame closer, who was the last active player to wear the number 42 since it was retired for Jackie Robinson, is revered throughout baseball history.
At the start of the 2022 season, nobody thought Yankees closer Clay Holmes would find himself in the same conversation as Mariano Rivera. Rivera, who ended his career in 2013, hosted a career 2.21 ERA and 2.99 xFIP.
While baseball’s annual Hall of Fame voting was once again a major letdown this year, as former Boston Red Sox great David Ortiz was the only player elected to Cooperstown, that didn’t stop a couple of ex-Yankees from showing some class towards their longtime AL East rival.
Bill Belichick has a solid relationship with President Donald Trump -- it's no secret. The New England Patriots head coach, apparently, has earned himself
When MLB added two more teams in 1997, the then-Devil Rays and Diamondbacks plucked players from each other franchise. Some worked out better than others.
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Mariano Rivera sports the high socks and shuts the door on Opening Day 2011 pic.twitter.com/l6QoEdnNqJ
The 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class is no exception to this, as these six former players have been responsible for many of the most enduring marks in MLB history. Here is a look at five of the defining moments in the careers of Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith.
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