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Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera was born on November 29th, 1969 and is currently 55 years old. Mariano Rivera was born in Panama City, Panama.

Mariano Rivera is a former relief pitcher for the Yankees that played for 19 seasons from 1995 until 2013.

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He is a 5 time World Series Champion, saves leader (with 652), and games finished (952). He is best known for throwing this mid-90s MPH, sharp moving cut fastball which would frequently break the bats of hitters and earned a reputation for being one of the toughest pitches to hit.

Mariano grew up in a modest Panamanian fishing village of Puerto Caimito, and was an amateur player until the Yankees organization signed him in 1990.

He debuted as a starting pitcher in 1995, before he was permanently converted to a relief pitcher late that same year.

After a breakthrough year in 1996 pitching as a setup man, he would become the Yankees closer in 1997. In the seasons that followed, he established himself as one of the top relievers in all of Mariano Rivera List of Books - Book Notification HOC