Mariano Rivera
1) The Closer
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The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.
Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he had never flown in an airplane, had never heard...
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El lanzador de relevo más exitoso de todos los tiempos comparte su extraordinaria historia de supervivencia, amor y béisbol.
Mariano Rivera, el hombre que intimidó a miles de bateadores con tan solo abrir la puerta del bullpen, comenzó su increíble viaje como el hijo de un pobre pescador panameño. Cuando primeramente los Yankees lo reclutaron, ni siquiera poseía su propio guante. Él pensó que podría ser un buen mecánico. Cuando lo descubrieron,...
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A fascinating look inside the inner sanctum of the Steinbrenner era Yankees
No team in American sports has as storied a history as the New York Yankees, winners of 27 World Series. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Yankees for parts of three decades, Jeff Mangold, was firmly imbedded, in building the dynasty of the 1990s and 2000s.
In, Power and Pinstripes, Mangold shares priceless stories from his 14 seasons behind the scenes in...