Mariano Rivera

From SABR Encyclopedia

Revision as of 17:43, 4 April 2009 (edit) PopulateBot (Talk | contribs) m (Wikipedia python library) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 17:06, 29 June 2010 (edit) (undo) PopulateBot (Talk | contribs) m (moved Mariano Rivera to Mariano Rivera (c0fc))
(4 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
-		+	{{person-page}}
-	{{person-infobox	+
-	|nameLast= Rivera	+
-	|nameFirst= Mariano	+
-	|nameGiven= Mariano	+
-	|nameNick=	+
-	|bats= R	+
-	|throws= R	+
-	|height= 76	+
-	|weight= 168	+
-	|birthMonth= 11	+
-	|birthDay= 29	+
-	|birthYear= 1969	+
-	|birthCity= Panama City	+
-	|birthState=	+
-	|birthCountry= PA	+
-	|deathMonth=	+
-	|deathDay=	+
-	|deathYear=	+
-	|deathCity=	+
-	|deathState=	+
-	|deathCountry=	+
-	|cemeteryName=	+
-	|cemeteryCity=	+
-	|cemeteryState=	+
-	|cemeteryCountry=	+
-	|schoolSecondary= La Chorrea, Panama	+
-	|schoolCollege=	+
-	|milbID= rivera002mar	+
-	|mlbamID= 121250	+
-	|sabrPersonID= 14353	+
-	|retroID= rivem002	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-	'''Mariano Rivera''' played professional baseball from 1990 to 2008.	+
-		+
-	{{person-career-start}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1990 Yankees (Gulf Coast)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1991 Greensboro (South Atlantic)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1992 Fort Lauderdale (Florida State)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1993 Yankees (Gulf Coast)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1993 Greensboro (South Atlantic)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1994 Columbus (International)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1994 Albany-Colonie (Eastern)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1994 Tampa (Florida State)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1995 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1995 Columbus (International)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1996 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1997 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1998 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 1999 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2000 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2001 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2002 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2002 Yankees (Gulf Coast)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2003 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2004 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2005 New York (American)}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2006 New York (American)| stintOrder=1	+
-	}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2007 New York (American)| stintOrder=1	+
-	}}	+
-	{{person-played-for | 2008 New York (American)}}	+
-		+
-	{{person-career-end}}	+
-		+
-	{{person-narrative-stub}}	+
-		+
-		+
-	{{person-statistics-stub}}	+
-		+
-	{{person-sabr-links-stub}}	+
-		+
-	{{person-external-links-stub}}	+
-		+
-	<references/>	+
-		+
-	[[Category:People|Rivera, Mariano]]	+

---

Latest revision as of 17:06, 29 June 2010

Mariano Rivera
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	168
Born:	1969-11-29 at Panama City (PA)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
SABR Searches:	Pictures of Mariano Rivera | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography

Mariano Rivera is a professional player.

edit

This article may contain unsourced peacock terms that merely promote the subject without imparting verifiable information. Please remove or replace such wording, unless you can cite independent sources that support the characterization..

Mariano Rivera is a star relief pitcher for the Yankees who began his career with them in 1995 and blossomed into a relief star in 1996. He has been their closer since 1997, and is considered one of the greatest closers of all-time. As a set-up man in 1996, Rivera yielded only one home run in 107 2/3 innings - to Baltimore's Rafael Palmeiro.

Further Reading

• Last Baseball Register entry: 2007 Baseball Register. St. Louis, MO: Sporting News, 2006.