Mariano Rivera is one of the best baseball pitchers of all time. But while most of the great hurlers were starters, Rivera thrived as a reliever for the New York Yankees for 17 seasons.

Luke Weaver notched his fourth save of the season Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners, bringing the New York Yankees reliever's ERA down to 0.45 and his WHIP down to 0.600.

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.

1998 Mariano Rivera — Katie Sharp (@SharpStats17) May 15, 2025. Across his first eight MLB seasons, Weaver was primarily a starter, suiting up for six different teams along the way.