New York has had a solid winter, prioritizing both their lineup and pitch staff ... spoiled for many years with the greatest closer of all time Mariano Rivera. However, they have done fairly ...

The Athletic's Jayson Stark took a deep dive into the Hall of Fame chances for a couple modern day closers with Billy Wagner receiving enshrinement this year.

Undoubtedly, the main attraction at Cooperstown next July will be Ichiro, who missed by one vote of equaling Mariano Rivera’s perfection in 2017 ... New York to pay homage to Sabathia, the bulwark ...

Undoubtedly, the main attraction at Cooperstown next July will be Ichiro, who missed by one vote of equaling Mariano Rivera’s perfection ... the bulwark pitching ace of the Yankees’ last ...

The Journey of Nine Legendary Relief Pitchers Who Earned Their Place in Cooperstown Through Dominance on the Mound The Closers’ Club Relief pitchers did not always play such an important role in ...

Still, even last season their starting pitching ERA ... pitchers ever, Mariano Rivera has to be near the top of anyone’s list. The Panamanian is arguably the greatest relief pitcher in history ...

Welcome to Bleacher Report's series highlighting the best and brightest for every MLB franchise at each position over the ...

Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander who was one of the elite strikeout artists of his generation, will take his place among the game’s greatest players of all time after being elected to the Na ...

The first time Ichiro Suzuki set foot into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. was nearly a quarter-century ago, back on Nov. 12, 2001.

Ichiro beats Rivera with walkoff homer The Yankees’ Mariano Rivera, arguably the greatest closer of all ... Ichiro hit the first pitch into the right-field seats. He had 117 home runs in his ...