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In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL ), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. Before the 1990s, pitchers in similar roles were referred to as a fireman, short reliever, and ...
100% (first ballot) Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed " Mo " [ 1] and " Sandman ", [ 2] he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer ...
Mariano Rivera [ 2][ 3][ 4] is the all-time leader in saves with 652. Rivera and Trevor Hoffman [ 5] are the only pitchers in MLB history to save more than 600 career games. Lee Smith, [ 6] Kenley Jansen, [ 7] Craig Kimbrel, [ 8] Francisco Rodríguez, [ 9] John Franco, [ 10] and Billy Wagner [ 11] are the only other pitchers to save more than ...
July 6, 2024 at 8:03 PM. PITTSBURGH (AP) — All-Star closer Edwin Diaz returned to the New York Mets on Saturday and got the save after completing his 10-game suspension from Major League ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively. The awards are named after former relievers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire ...
Relief pitcher. In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter ...
Fernando Rodney (born March 18, 1977) is a Dominican–American former professional baseball pitcher.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and Washington Nationals.
Trevor Hoffman. Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, including more than 15 years for the Padres.