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Mariano Rivera is arguably the greatest closing pitcher to ever play the game of baseball. On June 28, 2009, Mariano Rivera became only the second pitcher ever to break the 500 save mark, the only other pitcher to complete this feat is Trevor Hoffman. A first-ballot Hall Of Famer, Rivera has led the majors 3 times in saves, in 1999 (45), 2001 (50) and 2004 (53). Rivera has recorded at least 30+ saves in every season since 1997. Rivera is a five time World Series Champion, and was awarded the 1999 WS MVP award and the 2003 ALCS MVP award. Commemorate one of the greatest closers of all-time with this Mariano Rivera hand-signed MLB Baseball which he has added the inscription "500th Save 6-28-09", this MLB Baseball comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity.