# @undrafted.sports on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-06-21T21:03:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Undrafted Sports (@undrafted.sports) — https://gondola.cc/undrafted.sports

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Mariano Rivera’s pitching dominance doesn’t seem real when you look at the numbers. After breaking into the league in 1995, Rivera went on to pitch 19 seasons. Most relievers are fortunate if they can put together a handful of elite years. Mariano Rivera spent nearly two decades making excellence look routine in the MLB.

In 19 seasons of his career, the MLB pitcher had 15 seasons with an ERA below 2.35, only one season with an ERA over 3.00, 652 career saves, 205 ERA+ for his career, and a 2.21 career ERA. Let that sink in.

Baseball hitters knew what was coming. The entire baseball stadium full of MLB fans knew what was coming. Opposing MLB managers knew what was coming. It didn’t matter.

For nearly 20 years, Mariano Rivera was the final boss of baseball. He closed out MLB Playoffs runs, MLB World Series, and countless New York Yankees victories while maintaining a level of consistency that has rarely been seen in any sport across the globe. Even as he reached his late 30s and early 40s, he continued earning MLB All-Star selections and shutting down the best MLB players in the world.

There have been great closers throughout MLB history. There has only been one Mariano Rivera. The greatest closer baseball has ever seen. No baseball batter was able to touch the balls he threw. He is an ultimate MLB baseball legend, and one of the best MLB pitchers of all time.
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#marianorivera #newyorkyankees #mlbmemes #mlbhistory #baseballism

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mlbhistory, marianorivera, newyorkyankees, mlbmemes, baseballism

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