Panamanian-American baseball player

Mariano Rivera

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 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.

Born

1969

November 29

Died

Living

Era

1960s

Country

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Mariano, in brief

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Key dates

1969 Born

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The world in 1969

When Mariano arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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