NEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball’s Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltran also could be elected when results of the writers ...

Mariano Rivera remains the only player to get ... into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in by the classic era committee in December.

PHILADELPHIA — Dick Allen's obligations — the speeches, the ceremony, the news conference — were complete two summers ago, allowing him to finally find a quiet place to sit at Citizens Bank ...

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman passed the torch, and now Jansen aspires to be the third closer to get to 500 saves — and potentially the last, as elite relievers are increasingly used in key ...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred surprised fans of the sport when he announced former star player and manager Pete Rose would once again be eligible for induction into the baseball ...

Furthermore, the Yankees also have No. 42 retired for Jackie Robinson and Mariano Rivera, and the St. Louis Cardinals have No. 42 retired for Robinson and Bruce Suter. Finally, No. 34 is retired ...

The New York Yankees retired No. 42 in honor of Mariano Rivera, even though the number had already been retired league-wide in honor of Jackie Robinson. That still is not quite the same thing as this.

He had 23 saves. Lifetime, he has 440 saves, which is good enough for fifth on the all-time list behind Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Lee Smith and Kenley Jansen. The Braves are one of the most ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Later, his CBS colleague Ian Baker-Finch doubled down, comparing Scheffler to Mariano Rivera, the Hall of Fame closer for the New York Yankees.