Mariano Rivera save 602, full inning

[@Alex_Gorell]

I was so spoiled having this man as my closer for almost 20 years.

[@iamjp1]

as a 22 year old, i still feel spoiled only seeing half of it!! it will be a long time before we see someone as good as this guy and odds are he won't be a yankee

[@jtg.809]

@@iamjp1if we got another closer as good as Mariano we would literally be the luckiest fanbase of all time *Edit: besides maybe Patriots fans 😂

[@iamjp1]

@@jtg.809 i'd find it hard to believe that one closer could be so dominant and stick to one team and break mo's records in my lifetime

[@rancidcrawfish]

Your closer, huh? The username must have something to do with that ownership mentality

[@BigSmoke-wn4rd]

We* share the limelight fool

[@scottybassman]

He was so good that he basically threw one pitch over and over and made pros look like little leaguers. I'm glad I was able to watch him when he was active.

[@syourke3]

eyeronic The batter knows what’s coming but he still can’t hit it.

[@fliparachi3647]

#TwoPitches

[@CanadaMMA]

The key was that he could throw that one pitch in a multitude of different ways. Was it going to break hard away from righties? Or sharply down? Or was he going to throw it like a 4 steamer? You would have to guess, because all of the variants looked identical until you had to swing.

[@Tampa370]

If he was awesome, why wasn't he a starter ?

[@iamhungey12345]

@@Tampa370 His cutter didn't come in few years after his rookie season. Plus he had an elbow surgery that stalled his development which played a role in why by the time he made his debut in the big leagues, he was 25. Whether or not he could have gotten a decent career as a starter is unknown as he was never given another shot after his rookie season.

[@josezea9669]

He get 100% of votes HOF 2019 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦 VIVA PANAMA

[@leonardomonterrey546]

🤩🤩

[@isabelrq]

🇵🇦 Vivaaaa... ojueee 🤗♥️🇵🇦🎶👏🙌🙌

[@johncase8534]

And to think he went on got another 50 saves to the end of his career absolutely awesome

[@iamhungey12345]

@Junior71392 2012 was going to be his last.

[@iamhungey12345]

@Junior71392 Doesn't change that he was going to leave after the season, it wouldn't have changed his mind if he hadn't messed up his knee that season. I mean Michael Strahan retired after a Super Bowl winning season for example, not everyone retires because of a losing season.

[@vidowatcher91]

His entrance was like a WWE entrance, Jim Ross and the crowd would go crazy and the opponents are looking scared in disbelief when the strains of Enter Sandman begin

[@mikawhofan]

Business is about to pick up here folks. You've got arguably one of the best in the business about to step foot into the squared circle

[@41Brother2]

BAH GAWD IT'S MO IT IS MO! Business is about to pick up here King!

[@broadstreet21]

They know the game is over when he takes the mound... unless it's BoSox.

[@christendo5733]

@@broadstreet21 so u make that assumption based on that 1 blown save in the 2004 ALCS? Rivera won the ALCS MVP the previous year, just saying. XP

[@broadstreet21]

@@christendo5733 Well that season, possibly all time, I believe his head-to-head record versus the Sox were worse than his average opponent.

[@bhead0101]

He made it look so easy. Unbelievable talent. The GOAT.

[@pennyfv4802]

Gift from God. He will always be the best closer in baseball history

[@vinnytesla9731]

props to the ref for how emphatically he called the last strike .... dude was pumped, and he emphasized it .... it's very hard to find any human being that doesn't like and respect Mo .... a true legend

[@theman6705]

*Ump

[@rancidcrawfish]

"ref"

[@BruceDaniel]

El pitcher mas dominante que ha dado el Beisbol en su historia y lo mas tremendo es que todos los bateadores sabian el pitcheo que venia y aùn asi no le bateaban

[@marcoslaureano5562]

RELIEF pitcher. Greatest RELIEF pitcher.

[@pwj86772]

No hablo taco bell

[@JeffreydelosSantosINFP]

el mas dominante fue pedro, pero buen relevista

[@albertorangel3335]

@@JeffreydelosSantosINFP Pedro dice este 🤣 salió chistoso el hombre

[@furiamanka.rodrigo.4046]

@@JeffreydelosSantosINFP según tengo entendido el mejor relevista de todo los tiempos es mariano rivera y aun pose el récord aaa pero igual buen lanzador el pedro👍

[@gianlucamele-e5u]

I miss this team, Jorge Posada, Brett Gardner, Alex Rodriguez, Russell Martin, Nick Swisher, Derek Jeter, Mark Texieria, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson.

[@YouAlreadyKnow2]

Not better than DJ, Paul o Neil, petite, posada, Scott brocius, tino Martínez, chuck knoblauch, Bernie Williams, and Chad Curtis.

[@gyazuka]

Dont forget hideki matsui

[@hankscorpio7767]

@@YouAlreadyKnow2 all I see is a list of juicers

[@YouAlreadyKnow2]

Hank Scorpio are You kidding ? Who juiced ?

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

Snapperbob same. And most of them are retired😞

[@ellentedelarumbadepanama]

Que orgulloso de Ser Panameño, Mariano Dios lo bendiga siempre..⚾️⚾️

[@nisuanthony5338]

🇵🇦 así mismo siempre orgulloso

[@markvaio5201]

He was amazing! And everyone liked him even the opposing team.

[@43labontepetty]

GOAT. No questions asked.

[@rjmq433]

Love how with Mo theres no “arguably the best” or “one of the best” everybody just knows he is simply the best

[@TRivera13]

Except for Goose Gossage, dude has a problem with Mo for some reason.

[@johntizzio2981]

it was a true honor to be a Yankee fan during these core four years. The yankees have given me and my buds so may awesome and majical memories. Congrats big Mo!!

[@kimkelly5512]

Simply The Best, EVER.

[@johntabler349]

His consistency was in large part due to the ability to recreate the throwing motion of his pitches he through strikes pitched to contact all of which minimized arm stress and he watched a lot of spectacular pitchers come and go the first 100% er in the hof the perfect exclamation point

[@jordanp5163]

Absolutely Amazing pitcher. This guy is a legend!!

[@adrianoernestonolascodelac3380]

Creo que fue el más grande cerrador de todos los tiempos de las Grandes Ligas...

[@hectormorteo2594]

Es correcto, asi se le considera era un fuera de serie, Marianito el gran orgullo de Panamá.

[@dkeberhard]

Class, Dignity, Grace - the best of all time.

[@commandershepard1932]

With the houston astros sign stealing fiasco going on, you have to appreciate the greatness of mo. You already know what is coming, no sign stealing required, yet still they couldn't hit it

[@alexpaxton629]

Commander Shepard there was no sign stealing that year

[@colinking2610]

Alex Paxton we know. But he’s saying that every batter who faced Rivera knew the cutter was coming but it was so good, no one could hit it.

[@alexpaxton629]

Colin King yeah I’m not dissing that I’m saying the Astros weren’t cheating then that’s all

[@notthed0d791]

Alex Paxton oh okay nobody cares shut up

[@commandershepard1932]

Wow. Thanks for the 42 likes. 42 for 42. Gotta appreciate the greatness of mo

[@raymondceliare2307]

The regular Season saves record is insane, but honestly, the truest measure of Mo's Greatness are his 41 post season saves, He was a MACHINE! Teams you play in Post season are the best teams from that regular season, and he dominated. As insane as it sounds, he was 2 times better in Playoffs and World Series, he wasn't perfect, but his percentage 89% FAR outclasses any closer in history, with comparable innings in playoffs. It's 8.4 to 1 for Rivera, and the average for the rest of MLB closers was 2.1 to 1 in save differential. He was a freak. There will never be another like him.

[@Alex_Gorell]

More men walked on the moon than scored against Mo in the post season.

[@francia1_688]

Panamá in the house 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@jordyossiel]

🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@Justiceforall55]

MO was so good that when he came out to pitch people knew they could all go home because it was over

[@rolandosarabia810]

The Poster for sportsmen all over the world. What a fantastic human being

[@abelgonzalez269]

Ese día entraron 2 jugadores en la historia uno con el bate al hombro y el otro como es mas grande cerrador de todos los tiempos, clase de atleta

[@frankvarela7462]

This gave me goosebumps when he comes in for relief along with the song Enter the Sandman

[@jacobrichardson1952]

Right?

[@choclo2315]

2021!! El mejor de lo mejores ! desde Puerto caimito Panamá

[@andycpanda]

He was Baseball Royalty for the Historic Yankees as a Reliever during his tenure in The Pinstripes I’m happy I got to see him play all those years live at the old and new stadium

[@codycigar6542]

I havent watched baseball since 2009 and was a huge Yankees fan. I truly forgot just how much of a beast Mo is.

[@daviddhoughton]

Glad I got to witness Rivera playing when I was growing up. Started watching Baseball in 08 & Rivera is the best player I’ve seen play since I’ve started watching. That was a fun Yankees team too, used to be a huge Rays fan & I loved those battles back when the Rays had Longoria, Crawford, Upton, Price. Loved watching Jeter, Cano & Arod on the Yankees too. Good times back then. But the future is bright for baseball. So many young studs.

[@KlooKloo]

Greatest cutter in history. And I'm a Twins fan

[@nicholasspivey3748]

Mo is one of my favorite yankees closers of all time. He was the greatest pitcher of all time.

[@dino988]

I was in attendance for this one. Bottom of the 8th was the first time I ever heard the Yankee fans cheer for a Yankee (Nick Swisher) grounding into a double play to keep the save opportunity intact lol What an amazing career Mo. Wish we still had you on the team

[@CanadaMMA]

Despite the fact that most statheads HATE the save, we all love Mariano Rivera. He was so good when he was on the mound, he would have been a fringe HOF candidate... if he threw starter innings. The fact he was worth 56 (r)WAR over 1200 innings is STAGGERING.

[@nicaj7713]

why do they hate the save?

[@CanadaMMA]

@@nicaj7713 Saves, like wins and losses, don't always tell the correct story. It is very easy to pitch well enough to deserve a win or save, or poor enough to deserve a loss, but not get them. And stats should tell you how well someone pitched.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

Congratulations to Mariano Rivera, who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday!

[@Zameth29]

Ídolo de Panamá. Grande🔥🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🌴🇵🇦🇵🇦🌴🌴🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@Js-gw4il]

“The Babe Ruth of his position.” Well said by Michael Kay. The unquestioned greatest ever at what he did, at one of the hardest roles to play in any professional sport.

[@tishhickman2381]

There is only one Sandman …never be another !!! Loved this guy ! ❤️😎

[@Chunblessed]

Perfect Player in MLB !!

[@thevmanvj]

That cutter is FILTHY. EXIT SANDMAN.....the best ever.

[@enriquedomingueziglesias5035]

El mejor del universo de por vidabendiciones para ud,.Mariano Rivera.,,10;21PM, 12/14/2018/,Raleigh,NC.

[@ericflores7484]

sumamente un ídolo 🇵🇦

[@mijailsigurov9253]

ORGULLO PANAMEÑO; NETAMENTE CRIOLLO; VIVA MARIANO VIVA MI PANAMÁ

[@DETROIT1948]

Baseball Makes The World a Better Place To Live!

[@rjmooothicalshow4778]

8:15 BARTOLO

[@vanessaavila2357]

Viva panama mariano gracias poner pais en alto ⚾️🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@patearly9492]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Love Mariano as a person and a player. God bless everyone

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

Brings back memories. Best game I ever attended.

[@dancappetta3693]

No one better then mo but geradi should have had Posada catch that 9th Inning not Russell Martin

[@mdominance]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@frankvarela7462]

It probably didn't cross his mind making that move.

[@juancaorte_7270]

You absolutely Right

[@kw3674]

For sure. But guess he made up for it a little when he sent Pettite and Jeter to pull him in his last outing. Waterworks right there...

[@ShimonFrankel]

Girardi resentful Posada took his place

[@cristiannavarro2567]

Panamá en su maximo exponente del baseball 😍😍🙏

[@gregoriosamaniego4985]

Roc carew fue el mejor d panamß

[@wgraphics8196]

The best and Amazing!!🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@bradfordlangston836]

He is the only player to be so clearly above all the others at his position. A great closer for 20 years. Only one season with an ERA above 3. Just incredible.

[@sandel7506]

Mariano PANAMÁ🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦 😍✊🏻👊🏻😎😎

[@cindymaylinavila9866]

L

[@adriangarza8849]

Greatest of all time 👍

[@yuryherrera2164]

Un abrazo Hermanos panameños un excelente representante...saludos desde Panamá...

[@jordyossiel]

🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@josealbertomendiola6395]

Excellent player disciplined...

[@billysheppard6091]

I met the toughest Yankee one time on 28 the street and Madison Ave. Posada..one of the greatest Yankees catchers of all time

[@kenny.alexander]

🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦Legenda😭😭

[@keitlynrivera9767]

Leyenda*

[@ferna04]

@@keitlynrivera9767 vaya ganas que tenías tocas las pelota, eh?

[@irmallagunomenendez5724]

El mejor cerrador de la historia, era un placer verlo

[@jacobrichardson1952]

God this gives me goosebumps even at 10 years old.

[@keyshawnscott12]

Lol I'm 20 and this is hella awesome

[@jacobrichardson1952]

@@keyshawnscott12 Im 20 as well!

[@keyshawnscott12]

@@jacobrichardson1952 I'm 21 now

[@JorgeRodriguez-dt1fo]

🇵🇦Super Star 🇵🇦

[@robertcharles5378]

Such class and humility and not being arogant!👍❤️

[@jackpayne6490]

One of the best baseball player ever.

[@rogerrabbit1934]

Loved watching Mo come in,in the 9th. Lights out, the Yankees miss him

[@vinnytesla9731]

ref did a great job putting some juice in that last strike call

[@Ozziemints]

Next stop... HOF 2019

[@lldproductions1660]

Unanimously now. Congrats, Mo!

[@wunnaaaaa]

GUH

[@luisamaya3512]

Wow

[@frankvarela7462]

Will be there. And will be there in 2020 for number 2 The Captain

[@margaretmaniatis244]

⚾️🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦

[@WBOYBX]

The Greatest Closer ever 💪🏻🙏🏻😎

[@hebertgonzalez427]

Grande Mariano Rivera 💪💪

[@abisaigarciaoficial1189]

Desde Puerto Caimito Panamá 🇵🇦

[@manuelguevara8747]

Panama present🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦💪👋

[@andressilvera9524]

Lile si eres de Panamá como yo

[@carlosgallardo9046]

The Best!!! Viva Panamá

[@owainerskine8454]

The fact that this man said he hated pitching as well is just mind blowing

[@amandawichael9401]

And he didn’t like Enter Sandman as his walk up song either, said he would have preferred gospel music.

[@franciscojavierperezherrer2757]

Míster Mariano, muchos de los lanzadores de hoy blofean demasiado ,deberían de tomar ejemplo a este señor,siempre el respeto por sus contrincantes.

[@ellandecampbell6279]

Greatest reliever ever. On my all-time Yankee list, I'd put him ahead of Derek Jeter

[@iamhungey12345]

I remember when they said how Jensen is the next Mariano Rivera. With his performance in the last two World Series, I don't see it.

[@KneeDeep2231]

iamhungey12345 I'm a Dodgers fan, I had the same thought for a while, but yeah, these last two World Series prove otherwise

[@furioussherman7265]

My list of the greatest Yankees of all time would go as follows. 1: Babe Ruth 2: Lou Gehrig 3: Joe DiMaggio 4: Derek Jeter 5: Mo Rivera 6: Mickey Mantle 7: Yogi Berra 8: Andy Pettite 9: Jorge Posada 10: Roger Maris

[@furioussherman7265]

@J. Milton Jeffreys Reggie and Ricky are best known for their time in Oakland. The rest of the names you listed are ones I don't recognize.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@furioussherman7265 How does a Yankee fan not know about Guidry and Munson? They're not Hall of Famers but still people knew who they were.

[@indiosonorense257]

chingon marianito

[@ernestogp6392]

El mejor cerrador de la historia

[@dzanier]

As a hitter you might have been better off swinging at the first pitch with Mo on the mound. Relievers need to get ahead, so very often the first pitch is the best one to hit. The idea that you could work Rivera to the point he might make a mistake because he was somewhat tired, was very unlikely. He was too efficient, too precise with his pitches. About the only advantage the hitter had was that he was always around the plate, and pitchers like that do give up hits on 0-2 and 1-2. But the bottom line is that a reliever has to put himself in the best position possible to be successful, and that factors in quality of pitches, control, location, efficiency, and the ability to field ones position. When you take all those into consideration, Mariano is number one without question. The efficiency aspect has the bonus of making it easier for him to be used for multiples innings and on consecutive days. Congratulations for making it to Cooperstown Mo.

[@los138]

Wow crazy how much i took him for granted smh

[@BigSmoke-wn4rd]

Crazy because normally you see closers taking up to 25 pitches to get a save… this man was at 10 on his third batter!! 😭 🐐 AND FINISHED WITH 13

[@Motivando_Conciencia]

The best ever closer of all time....

[@brandonlesco8738]

UNANIMOUS. Congrats, Mariano.

[@홍수미-h3o]

He is the best of other closers in the MLB history.

[@alejandrourquidy2449]

7:40 what a sound of the Stadium.

[@jacevogel8142]

Lucky enough to grow up as a young kid who had this guy to win my team games and never have to worry about a 9th inning blunder

[@caseyschmidt6532]

#1st-Ever-Unanimous !!!! I could watch that last pitch on an endless loop for hours. 7:33

[@awathemafiamynigga5581]

Casey Schmidt is that a cutter ?

[@juanpabloherrera7178]

A nasty one

[@alperensengun6832]

Best reliever ever

[@peteyprimo7173]

And water is wet

[@fernandoc7470]

The GOAT!

[@SooDoNimm]

The difference in saves between Hoffman, Rivera and the rest is insane...I can't imagine how much it must have sucked to be a batter and hear that music hahha

[@ByMyLoansum]

And to think, I remember hearing from more than one source that Mo actually HATED “Enter Sandman”…. But still wore it to make fans happy. Class act, that man is…

[@TRivera13]

He didn't hate the song. As a devout Christian he said he's never listened to the complete song. The song was chosen for him by Yankee Stadium studio staff. He just took it as a sign to go to work. I've always wondered if he knows "The Lord's Prayer" is recited in the song.

[@LuisCastillo-em5bp]

Que orgullosos devieron de sentirse los padres de mariano rivera alverlo corree en el centro del yankie estadio y vistiendo la camiseta de los tantos tanbien viva panamá🙏🙋‍♂️🇵🇦💪👌💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@ccliviolin]

Chapman is good...but Rivera will always be the best

[@raymondceliare2307]

That's the difference... Eckersley, Hoffman, Sutter, Smith, Gossage, and the rest of the elite group.. they were ALL great Closers.. Rivera is LEGENDARY.

[@josepozo7389]

siempre tuvo confianza en si mismo

[@LuisCastillo-em5bp]

Lomaximo de lo maximo mariano rivera 💯🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦💪👍👊👏👌

[@johannadelacruz3095]

unos de mis pelotero favorito

[@warriorsforevers1716]

The best of all time Mariano Rivera

[@林永峰-g2k]

李維拉是大聯盟史上最強的 終結者，也是我最喜歡的球員。

[@marcoslaureano5562]

There's no argument. Mariano IS the greatest closer EVER. Actually, RELIEF PITCHER period. He was a GREAT set-up man for John Wetteland too.

[@animetv1876]

Cha loco is el Mariano io ese men le da salsita a todos loco