ENTER (COOPERS TOWN) SANDMAN
MARIANO RIVERA was heading nowhere when he was sent back to the minors in his mid-20s. Then fate stepped in, a new pitch found him – not vice-versa – and the rest is Hall of Fame history for the most accomplished relief pitcher the game has ever seen.
BY JEFF SULLIVAN
2014 Panini Legendary Cuts #’d/25
He didn’t throw an actual baseball until he was 12 years old, instead using fishing nets in the shape of a ball. He was never a highly touted prospect, either, signing for just $3,000 at 20 years old, which is ancient for an international-born player, and he wasn’t protected in the 1992 expansion draft.
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