There is really no way to truly describe the greatness that is Mariano Rivera. He spent his entire year-career with the New York Yankees from to He was the team's closer for 17 seasons and won more awards and big games that one can even imagine. He was named the Rolaids Relief Pitcher four times. More from Call to the Pen. Mariano was named to an incredible 13 American League all-star teams in 19 years and won the game's MVP one year.
Rivera basically used one pitch to get hitters out, his unpredictable cut fastball that would practically drop off the face of the earth every time a hitter went to swing at it. Nine times out of ten, if Rivera was pitching the ninth inning, the Yankees would end up victorious. Only five players ever hit a walk-off home run against him and he is considered the greatest closer and relief pitcher of all time.
Rivera only retired in but his five-year wait to be on the Hall of Fame ballot is quickly approaching and there is no doubt that the former Yankee will be a first ballot Hall of Famer. No one has yet compared to Rivera in excellence and the grace he should on the field, much like Jackie Robinson. Next to Robinson, Rivera is by far the best player to ever don the number Is Mariano Rivera the greatest Yankee of all time?
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He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in , his first year on the ballot. Twins: Michael Jackson Jackson alternated between wearing No. Romero in the bullpen. Jackson posted a 3. Ruffcorn actually never won a big league game, finishing with an 8. The right-hander posted an mark with a 9.
Angels: Mo Vaughn Vaughn wore No. Vaughn was traded to the Mets for Kevin Appier before the season. Nitkowski and slugger Daryle Ward on Dec. Lima had posted a 6. He went with a 3. He gave up 48 home runs that season and went in 33 starts. He was traded back to the Tigers in '01 and bounced around thereafter. He appeared in a career-high 78 games in and posted a 5.
In outings from , he combined for a 4. Mariners: Butch Huskey Huskey donned No. In his short Seattle stint, Huskey slashed. When he first broke into the Majors with the Mets in , Huskey wore No. He switched to No. He would go on to play only 21 games for the Rangers, batting. Thus, he was the last player to debut wearing No. He posted a 6. Reynoso last wore No. He was taken by the Rockies in the Expansion Draft, and he ended up spending the next 10 seasons with the Rockies, Mets and D-backs.
Marlins: Dennis Cook When the Marlins signed Cook as a free agent in December , he had already played for six teams in his nine Major League seasons, all while sporting six numbers. During his two-year stint with the Rangers preceding his '97 campaign in South Florida, he also donned No. The thenyear-old left-hander served as closer Robb Nen's setup man, posting a 3.
Arguably more impressive might be that Cook went 5-for-9 with a homer and two RBIs, including an extra-inning walk-off hit.
During the Marlins' World Series run, he allowed just one hit, walked two and struck out 10 in nine scoreless innings across seven postseason appearances. Mets: Mo Vaughn Vaughn has the distinction of being the last to wear No. Still, Vaughn was productive throughout a homer season in before tailing off in his final year as a Major League player.
The Mets have a special link with No. Overall, he made 59 starts and was with a 4. After being traded to the Giants, Rueter changed his uniform to No.
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