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Mariano Rivera

He is known by many names: The Great One, The Sandman, The Hammer of God and Mo. Arguably the best closing pitcher in the history of the game of baseball, Rivera’s life has been far from easy.

Starting off as a young man in Panama to growing up to be the closing pitcher for the New York Yankees, Rivera always had the fighting spirit of an incredible athlete and an incredible person. Trevor Hoffman, the only closer in the history of baseball with more saves than Rivera, once said, “He will go down as the best reliever in the game in history.” Call him what you will, The Great One, The Sandman, The Hammer of God or Mo, no matter what his name, he has had the type of career a baseball player can only dream of. The type of career that owns a special place in Cooperstown. Some say he may be the greatest to ever live.  In 2013 he retired after 19 seasons and he’s now written The Closer an autobiography. About it he says: “Now is the time for me to finally tell my full story, of where I came from and what my game, my family, and my faith have meant to me every day.”

Tickets for this event include a copy of Mariano Rivera’s new book, The Closer. These books will be autographed in advance. Mr. Rivera will remain after the talk to personally distribute to all audience members.











When: Tue., May. 20, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: From $50
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He is known by many names: The Great One, The Sandman, The Hammer of God and Mo. Arguably the best closing pitcher in the history of the game of baseball, Rivera’s life has been far from easy.

Starting off as a young man in Panama to growing up to be the closing pitcher for the New York Yankees, Rivera always had the fighting spirit of an incredible athlete and an incredible person. Trevor Hoffman, the only closer in the history of baseball with more saves than Rivera, once said, “He will go down as the best reliever in the game in history.” Call him what you will, The Great One, The Sandman, The Hammer of God or Mo, no matter what his name, he has had the type of career a baseball player can only dream of. The type of career that owns a special place in Cooperstown. Some say he may be the greatest to ever live.  In 2013 he retired after 19 seasons and he’s now written The Closer an autobiography. About it he says: “Now is the time for me to finally tell my full story, of where I came from and what my game, my family, and my faith have meant to me every day.”

Tickets for this event include a copy of Mariano Rivera’s new book, The Closer. These books will be autographed in advance. Mr. Rivera will remain after the talk to personally distribute to all audience members.

Buy tickets/get more info now