Orioles closer Felix Bautista lands on the 15-day IL with shoulder discomfort just days before the MLB trade deadline.

NEW YORK The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career. The New York Yankees reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after the 2013 season, a person familiar with the ...

It seems like it was ages ago when the New York Yankees had the most dominant force in baseball closing out games for them. The team and the fans got used to Mariano Rivera taking care of business ...

Super Mariano pitched a total of 1,283.2 innings in 1,115 during his MLB career, or an average of just 1.15 innings pitched per game. Despite that, he won 5 World Series, was a 13-time All-Star ...

We come at last to the man himself, Mariano Rivera. Rivera just doesn't get hurt. He's a guy that's always going to be there, so there's no need for the Yankees to worry about him. Or so we thought.

Rivera is not as big as his famous dad, at 5-foot-11 and 195 lbs. The elder Rivera is 6-foot-2 and 195 lbs., and earned 82 wins, posted 652 saves and recorded a 2.21 ERA in 19 big league seasons ...

Former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been added as defendants in a sexual abuse case connected to the Riveras’ church. The lawsuit, filed in January in ...

Mariano Rivera enjoyed a Hall of Fame career in the MLB working as the New York Yankees closer for 17 seasons. However, he’s recently found himself in some hot water during his post-playing ...

The 41-year-old Rivera agreed to a $30 million, two-year contract in December. "I believe that I can do it one more time, God willing," Rivera said. "We'll see what happens during the year.

"‘Hey, Clase, go do your Mariano Rivera thing and throw that cutter 100 mph.’ Ballgame. Think about Clase in pinstripes. You know what’s coming, and you still can’t do anything with it.

Legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, are now considered defendants in a civil lawsuit that alleges they covered up the sexual abuse of a minor at a summer camp and their ...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:51:24 GMT — Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw 34 pitches during his first batting practice session Monday. Rivera has taken a slower approach at spring training for the ...