Rivera breaks Hoffman's saves record

[pretendastronaut]

It was inevitable, but coming into the season it seemed it might stand until next year.

As the door to the outfield bullpen opened and Mariano Rivera appeared, the Yankee Stadium crowd rose to its feet. It would grow louder still through the scoreless ninth as the ever-dominant reliever converted yet another save. This one, the 602nd of his career, was one for the record books.

It's the seventh time in Rivera's illustrious career that he has recorded at least 43 saves in a season (1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2009), as he continues to build on yet another 40-save year. Only Hoffman, who has done it nine times, has more than Rivera's eight 40-save seasons.

 

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[Invader3K]

I was kind of hoping Hoffman would get to be the record holder for a bit longer, but Rivera is a class act. Good for him and good for the Yankees.

[Principessa21]

I like big personalities but you have to respect how he always did his job without any theatrics. Even off the field he's such a class act. I feel privileged to have seen him pitch in person.

[TooLiveBrew]

Best relief pitcher ever?