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Mariano Rivera

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Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American by his nationality. He is a professional baseball pitcher who has played 19 seasons in the Major League Baseball for New York Yankees from the year 1995 to 2013.

Rivera spent most of the career as the relief pitcher and he has also served as the closer of Yankees for 17 seasons. He is a 13 times All-Star and 5 times World Series Champion.

Besides that, Mariano has also won five American League Rolaids Relief Man Awards and also the 3 Delivery Man of the Year Awards.

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Mariano Rivera: Personal life

Mariano Rivera is originally from Panama City, Panama. He came into this world on 29th November of the year 1969 which has now made him reach at the age of 49. Rivera was born as the 2nd child among 4 children to his parents Mariano Rivera Palacios and Delia Jiron.

His other family members include his elder sister Delia and two younger brothers, Giraldo and Alvaro. Supporter by the job of his father as the captain of a fishing boat, his family resided in Puerto Caimito that is a Panamanian fishing village which Mariano has described as poor.

While he was a young man, Rivera played baseball and soccer along with his friends on the beach during the low tide. His favorite sport was soccer and Pele was his favorite athlete. For playing baseball, Mariano and his friends substituted cardboard milk cartons for the gloves and the three branches for bats.

For balls, they used to tape wads of shredded fishing nets. Mariano used makeshift equipment until his dad bought the first leather glove when he was at the age of 12. According to him, although he stayed out of trouble during his youth, he was hanging with wrong people.

Rivera went to study at the Escuela Victorian Chacon for his elementary school. After that, he attended the La Escuela Secundaria Pedro Pablo Sanchez. Later, Mariano abandoned his education while studying in 9th grade.

Mariano is married to his wife named Clara whom he has known since the elementary school. The couple later tied their knots on 9th November of 1991. The pair also has three sons named as Jaziel, Jafet, and Mariano III.

Fast Facts:

  • Nationality: Panamanian-American
  • Occupation: Professional Baseball pitcher
  • Religion: Christianity
  • Father: Mariano Rivera Palacios
  • Mother: Delia Jiron
  • Siblings: 3 (1 sister- Delia and 2 brothers- Alvaro and Giraldo)
  • Height: 6 Feet and 2 Inches/ 1.88 m
  • Married: Yes
  • Wife: Clara (9th November-Present)
  • Children: 3 sons (Jaziel, Jafet, and Mariano III)
  • Hair Color: Black
  • Eye Color: Black
  • Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
  • Current Residence: Rye, New York, USA

Mariano Rivera: Career

In the year 1988, Mariano joined Panama Oeste which is a local amateur baseball team. He played for them until making his debut with the New York Yankees in 1995. Rivera was then converted to relief pitcher from starting pitcher in the rookie season.

He also has a breakthrough season in 1996 for quickly becoming one of the best relievers of MLB. In 1999, 2001, and 2004, Mariano led the league in saves with the sharp-moving 90s mile per hour fastball which frequently broke the bats of rivals.

Rivera was named as the 1999 World Series “Most Valuable Player” as well as the 2003 AL Championship Series “Most Valuable Player”. During the years 2008 to 2012, he was at his best. At that time, Mariano had a 3 years contract from 2008 until 2012 and he landed a salary of $15 million per year.

Recently on 22nd January of 2019, Rivera was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by the Association of America of Baseball Writer.

Prior to that, Mariano was recognized for the philanthropic efforts twice in March of 2014. He received ROBIE Humanitarian Award form Jackie Robinson Foundation and also a Jefferson Award for the Public Service.

Fast Facts:

  • Occupation: Professional Baseball pitcher
  • MLB Debut: 23rd May 1995
  • Team: New York Yankees
  • Last MLB: 26th September 2013

Mariano Rivera: Net worth

Being a popular and well-known baseball pitcher, Rivera has been earning a huge amount of money. He has garnered the net worth estimated to be around $80 million.