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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Nov 29, 1969, Panama City, Contract: Signed through 2010 |
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| November 20, 2007 Realizing he wasn't going to get a fourth year, Mariano Rivera has accepted the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer, according to Newsday. The deal makes Rivera the highest-paid closer in average annual salary in major-league history. |
| November 19, 2007 Although he was seeking a fourth year, Mariano Rivera is expected to accept the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer sometime this week, according to the AP. Rivera posted a 3.15 ERA with 30 saves in 67 appearances for the Yankees in 2007. |
| November 16, 2007 Mariano Rivera and the Yankees are at a standstill in their contract talkss, as the closer is still looking for a guaranteed fourth year, while the Yanks aren't willing to give him one, according to Newsday. Regardless, the Yankees are still optimistic about getting a deal done. "I think that there is a good chance that he will return to the team," manager Joe Girardi said. That's still the prevailing sentiment around baseball circles, even with the negotiations stuck. At this point, another team hasn't offered Rivera a fourth year, so he may eventually have to give in and accept the three-year offer. |
| November 15, 2007 FoxSports' Ken Rosenthal reports that Mariano Rivera has not accepted the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer, because he's looking for a fourth year. The closer is wanting the same contract length as Jorge Posada and Billy Wagner have received. Rivera has told his agents to shop him around, but it still seems unlikely he'll receive a guaranteed fourth year, considering he turns 38 later this month. |
| November 13, 2007 The Yankees have reportedly upped their offer to Mariano Rivera to three years, $45 million, according to the New York Times. This would be quite the payday for Rivera, considering Billy Wagner, currently the highest-paid closer, averages just $10.75 million per year. |
| October 23, 2007 Despite earlier comments that said otherwise, Mariano Rivera has stated that Joe Torre's departure won't affect his decision on whether or not he'll re-sign with the Yankees, according to Newsday. "I don't think [the identity of the new Yankees manager] has to do nothing, with me, in terms of signing with the Yankees," Rivera said. Even with this statement, it still seems likely that Rivera will test the free agent market before signing anywhere. |
| October 10, 2007 Long-time Yankees closer Mariano Rivera isnt thrilled that manager Joe Torre may be released as team manager, and is factoring it into his decision into whether he returns to the club. Riveras contract will expire shortly after the World Series, and he is eligible for free agency. He has pitched all 12 of his professional seasons with the Yankees. |
| July 13, 2007 Mariano Rivera seems open to the idea of discussing a new deal during the season, according to the New York Daily News. Teammates Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, meanwhile, plan to test the free-agent market this fall and won't negotiate now. |
| March 27, 2007 Mariano Rivera has been experimenting with a changeup this spring, and has been getting good results, according to the Yankees website. However, it's unclear if Rivera is confident enough with the pitch to install it into his repertoire this season. |
| March 5, 2007 Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless inning, striking out two, in his spring debut against the Tigers on Monday. Rivera, who missed time late last year due to a muscle strain near his right elbow, said he has felt good all spring. |
| March 2, 2007 Mariano Rivera, who was sidelined for three weeks late last season because of a muscle strain near his right elbow, threw 40 pitches off a bullpen mound in Tampa on Friday, according to the AP. He expects to make his spring debut Monday against Detroit. |
| February 15, 2007 Mariano Rivera said that if the Yankees don't give him a contract extension by the end of spring training, every team would get an equal chance to sign him, according to Newsday. "The Yankees will not have an advantage," he said. GM Brian Cashman usually doesn't deal with contracts until after they expire, and he said that Rivera's case is no different. |
| February 14, 2007 After Mariano Rivera said he wouldn't hesitate to leave the Yankees as a free agent after this season, GM Brian Cashman said he'd prefer to talk about an extension after the campaign is complete, according to the New York Daily News. "My preference is to wait throughout the year on everybody if I possibly can," Cashman said. "We have a lot of people that are up. . . . Typically, we try to push it off to the end, to focus on the here and now." |
| February 13, 2007 Mariano Rivera, who is set to be a free agent after the 2007 season, has said that he won't hesitate to walk away from the Yankees as a free agent if they don't offer him a contract extension, according to Newsday. "I definitely want to finish my career here," Rivera said, "but if they don't give me the respect that I deserve ... I'm not going to stay at my house crying. I have to move on." GM Brian Cashman was not available for comment. |