Austin Romine made his second big league start behind the plate this afternoon, and he caught the first eight innings. He was out there when Bartolo Colon struggled, and he was out there when the Yankees bullpen tossed four scoreless innings to bridge the gap to Mariano Rivera. But when Rivera entered in the ninth, [...]
Read More...Mariano Rivera became the second pitcher in baseball history to reach 600 career saves, shutting down the Mariners in a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a 3-2 win for the Yankees. Rivera is now one away from tying Trevor Hoffman’s all-time record of 601 saves. Rivera’s ninth preserved a win for A.J. Burnett who set [...]
Read More...Mariano Rivera was laughing from the very beginning. After three disappointing outings, the Yankees closer finally had a clean one last night, and as a small group of reporters began to gather around his locker afterward, Rivera laughed when the first question was asked. Is the crisis over? The crisis sarcastically in question was quite [...]
Read More...Mariano Rivera is throwing potential red flags these days. This marked his third straight bad outing. He gave up at least one extra-base hit in all three, tying the worst streak of his career. Rivera said he couldn’t care less that he still tied Trevor Hoffman’s all-time record of at least 30 saves in 14 [...]
Read More...Major League Baseball just sent this announcement. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim right-hander Jordan Walden has been named to replace Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees on the American League’s active roster for the 82nd All-Star Game, Major League Baseball announced today. Because Rivera was a player-elected All-Star, his replacement was to be the [...]
Read More...The Yankees are giving Mariano Rivera another day of rest. Rivera played catch this afternoon and said he still felt some soreness around his right elbow. He’ll be in the bullpen and available on an emergency basis, but the Yankees are planning to stay away from him. “I feel better today but I think we’ll [...]
Read More...Mariano Rivera blew another save, but this time the Yankees lineup was able to pick him up for a 6-3 win in 11 innings. Rivera and Joba Chamberlain combined to blow a three-run lead. Rivera was called on for four outs and has now blown a save in his past two outings. The Yankees, who [...]
Read More...There’s only so much to talk about with only pitchers and catchers in camp. Even these bullpen sessions don’t mean a whole lot. “You don’t put a lot of stock into bullpens, especially this early in camp,” Joe Girardi said. “I just think it’s unfair to do that. The last thing I want is someone [...]
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The Yankees just made the Mariano Rivera signing official. Here’s the press release. The New York Yankees today announced they have signed right-handed closer Mariano Rivera, the American League’s all-time saves leader, to a two-year contract. Rivera, 41, owns 559 career saves, the most in franchise history and the second-most all-time behind Trevor Hoffman (601). [...]
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According to the New York Daily News, Mariano Rivera is about to sign a two-year, -million deal. The contract could be finalized tomorrow. The story says Rivera had already received a three-year offer from another team, which led the negotiations with the Yankees to intensify. The LoHud Yankees Blog
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