CHICOPEE - Ray Fagnant has a scoop: There is no cutter in the pitching arsenal of Mariano Rivera Jr. "His dad said he could never throw a slider, but his son does,'' said Fagnant, the Boston Red Sox ...

Astoria-based Supple Rockers builds custom baseball bat rocking chairs like this one for NY Yankees Mariano Rivera. (Supple Rockers) This puts a new spin on the idea of a backdoor slider: ...

Even though he is now the all-time saves leader, Mariano Rivera still appears ageless, a ninth-inning maestro whose 42nd birthday is a couple of months away, a reminder, Rivera says, that his own ...

More than one organization has banned the cutter at one time or another. But it's barely one pitch, and you probably wouldn't want to have banned Mariano Rivera from throwing that pitch. Turns out, ...

NEW YORK — After blowing a save chance on Monday night, Rafael Soriano redeemed himself with a 1-2-3 ninth inning tonight to record his 34th save in 37 tries. Soriano admitted to taking the mound with ...

Turns out, New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera knew what he was talking about when it came to relief pitching. On May 13, reliever Clay Holmes had a 4.11 ERA over his first 17 appearances — a ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – He arrived with the stuff of a superstar who could replace Mariano Rivera and left Yankee Stadium with the echoes of the boo birds ringing in his ears. Following a meeting ...

Simply put, Mariano Rivera is a freak of nature. Even at the advanced age of 41 he remains the best closer in the history of the game. How does he do it? I found the answer in consultation with dozens ...