2009 — Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 for a Subway Series sweep.

Rivera was named to the All-Star team 13 times and won five world championships with the Yankees. He is the last active player to wear No. 42 in the majors.

Mariano Rivera (42) on field with his wife, Clara (R) and son, Mariano Rivera Jr. (L) during a 2013 ceremony before a game game vs. the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium.

The Atlanta Braves evened their NLDS series with the Philadelphia Phillies, with closer Kenley Jansen locking down another postseason save.

Mariano Rivera, the legendary closer for the Yankee’s, was welcomed into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019. Rivera, who announced his retirement on March 9, 2013, is expected to enter ...

But besides Robinson, number 42 is strongly associated to Rivera, the greatest and most dominant closer of all time. Rivera wore 42 in each of the 1,115 regular-season games — plus 96 postseason ...

Mariano Rivera was so good it is easier to recall his few failures than his many ... Baseball could not have chosen a better representative than Mariano Rivera to be the last player to wear No. 42.

In honor of the first player ever to be unanimously elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Delta Airlines has renamed Gate 42 at JFK Airport the ...

After signing with the Yankees in 1990, Mariano Rivera took the first plane ride of his life, flying from his native Panama to Miami. He didn't even know what an airport gate was. Now, the legendary ...

Explaining Mariano Rivera’s legacy one way is impossible. He holds a record for saves that will likely never be broken with 652—plus 42 more in the postseason—has five World Series rings, is ...

Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019. ... Mariano Rivera has Gate 42 at JFK dedicated to him by Delta. July 16, 2019.

PHOENIX - JUNE 23: Relief pitcher Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the Major League Baseball game at Chase Field on June 23, 2010 in Phoenix, ...