22 min

Mariano, Episode 1: Panama Full Account

    • Sport

Cleatless and with a borrowed glove, that’s how Mariano Rivera showed up to his tryout with the New York Yankees. In this first episode of a four-part look into Rivera’s illustrious career, we take a trip to his hometown of Puerto Caimito, Panama and find out how the son of a fisherman unexpectedly received an offer to play professional baseball after a tryout that lasted fewer than 10 pitches.


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Cleatless and with a borrowed glove, that’s how Mariano Rivera showed up to his tryout with the New York Yankees. In this first episode of a four-part look into Rivera’s illustrious career, we take a trip to his hometown of Puerto Caimito, Panama and find out how the son of a fisherman unexpectedly received an offer to play professional baseball after a tryout that lasted fewer than 10 pitches.


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22 min

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