COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Everywhere you stroll in this little town, everywhere you look, every word you hear, is all about Mariano ... color barrier in 1947, and made this day possible for Rivera.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees honored career saves leader Mariano Rivera in a 50 plus minute ... second baseman broke baseball's color barrier. Players wearing 42 at the ...

Humble as ever, Mariano Rivera began his special day by paying tribute to a Hall of Famer. The New York Yankees retired ... second baseman broke baseball's color barrier. Players wearing 42 ...

Mariano Rivera, flanked by his wife and children, announced his intentions to retire after the 2013 season at a press conference Saturday morning at the Yankees' spring training complex in Tampa ...

Image Starring for the Yankees, or in a clothing ad campaign, Mariano Rivera wears pinstripes ... The design and color are a coincidence, according to Elisabetta Canali. “He just looked so ...

She had long wanted to meet him, but when they finally shook hands this past winter it was Mariano Rivera who ... It happened to be the same year Rivera became the Yankees’ closer.

Here's a look back at some of the biggest moments in his life. Mariano Rivera, the legendary closer for the Yankees, was welcomed into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21, 2019. Rivera ...

The day-long salute and farewell to Mariano Rivera began most fittingly in Monument Park with the Yankees’ iconic closer ... it all possible for players of color to make their mark in Major ...