Mariano Rivera reflected upon his childhood in Panama, where he grew up in a tiny hamlet called Puerto Caimito, the second oldest of four children to Mariano Sr., a fisherman, and Delia.

“Mariano was a baseball player when he was still in the womb,” his father recalled. He also played basketball and soccer, but baseball won out. His childhood friends remember how Rivera hated ...

Mariano Rivera salutes fans at Camden Yards in Baltimore ... Raybourn went to a dusty field near Rivera’s childhood home, what was essentially the pitcher’s backyard, and watched the skinny ...

Legendary Yankees pitcher, Mariano Rivera, announced his plans to retire ... Rivera doesn’t have any photos from his childhood because his family didn’t have money for a camera.

Mariano Rivera and Clara Rivera are both pastors ... Clara and Mariano have known each other since their childhood, having attended the same junior school in Puerto Caimito, Panama, where the ...

Mariano Rivera became one of the most iconic relief pitchers in Major League Baseball history over a 19-year career spanning from 1995 to 2013. The Hall of Famer came from pretty humble beginnings ...