1. Mariano Rivera By: Pablo Duch

2. Legacy Mariano wears the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. This is his last year on his contract for the New York Yankees as a pitcher. Le gusta practicar deportes. Mariano es un deportista. He started his career in 1995 and is currently playing. He is 42 years old. He is said to be one of the greatest closers in baseball history.

4. Achievements/Records He has won 4 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees. El era un las estrellas de la Liga Americana doce veces. He won the Babe Ruth award 1 time in 1999. Tenía 608 carrera guarda como un Yankee. Had a record of 892 finished career games. Started the Mariano Rivera Foundation which helps children understand how important it is to work.

6. Early Life Mariano was born in 1969 on November 29. El en ciudad de Panamá City, Panamá. He loved the game of baseball and played the game with his friends. They didn’t have the right equipment so they used sticks from trees and tape baseballs. Mariano started out as a shortstop but then became a pitcher the Major Leagues. A los 20 anos se convirtió en una Nueva York Yankees.

8. Career Stats His career record pitching was 76 wins and 58 losses. Tenia 65 jonrones en su carrera. Mariano played with the Yankees for 18 years and is still pitching for them now. His win/lose percentage is an average of.567. Mariano pitches 88 to 94 miles per hour Fue una de las últimas personas a juegos de carrera de 1000 de tono.