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 ...

"He really appreciates Mariano and says he wants to be like Mariano Rivera," Segura said. During his own childhood, professional baseball was not in Rivera’s universe. He was known for ...

Mariano Rivera grew up in a poor ... A Man Of Faith Who Works For The Community Married to his childhood sweetheart and living in Rye, New York, Rivera is the father to three sons, one of whom ...

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.