But he didn’t get them all. Former A’s reliever Darold Knowles did something 40 years ago this October that nobody — not even Rivera — ever matched. Knowles remains the only pitcher ever ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Darold Knowles broke into professional baseball in 1961. A year later, he played with another left-handed pitcher named Pat Gillick on a double-A team managed by Earl Weaver.

Fifty years after signing his first professional contract, Darold Knowles is still going strong. Currently the pitching coach for the Blue Jays’ High-A affiliate, the Dunedin Blue Jays, the ...