So, for one season, at least, Williams will follow in the footsteps of another Yankees closer who perplexed hitters with one pitch: Mariano Rivera ... one of the best bullpen back ends in ...

That same cycle, former closers Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith were elected to ... “It’s not been an easy 10 years to sit here and swallow a lot of the things you have to swallow,” Wagner ...

“It’s not been an easy 10 years to sit here and swallow a lot of the ... Only one player has been inducted unanimously – Mariano Rivera in 2019 – and no position player has ever earned ...

Billy Wagner, elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his final year on ballot, visits Cooperstown ahead of July's induction ceremony.

Mariano Rivera, 2019 Vote total: 100% (425/425) Rivera was the model of consistency throughout his dominant career in the Yankees' bullpen. The right-hander had a sub-3.00 ERA in 17 of his 19 big ...

Most of this year's top free agent relievers are off the board, but your favorite team still has time to add one of these ...

Because although the Phillies signed Jordan Romano and (checks notes) no one else to replace free agents Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estévez, Dave Dombrowski maintains that the back of the bullpen is ... ...

With Juan Soto entering free agency, stars such as Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge entering their mid-30s, and much of their already questionable bullpen departing in ... by a Yankees reliever since ...

Beyond Holmes, only three other bullpen arms have landed eight-figure deals in free ... Jansen, meanwhile, is 53 saves away from joining Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman as the only ...