Mariano Rivera Highlights

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"Robert Lange and his wife, Susan Spring Lange, of Guilderland [near Albany, NY] were returning from a scuba diving week in the Dominican Republic earlier this month. Robert said he couldn't believe his eyes when, in the Santo Domingo airport, he saw retired reliever and Hall of Fame-bound Mariano Rivera in the same security line. "Our whole family, except for an infamous few, are faithful Yankee fans, and I couldn't let the man walk away without some photographic proof. He agreed gracefully, and as soon as I shot, he melted back into the airport crowd. That really made our day, and was a great capper for our week's vacation," he says." via Albany Times-Union








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2/1/19, "Local elected officials’ representatives presented citations honoring ‘The Sandman’ for his humanitarianism and contribution to education in his native Panama and New York," Bronx Times, Robert Wirsing,

"Bronxites Toast Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera"

The 161st Street Business Improvement District raised a cup to toast Yankee legend Mariano Rivera in honor of his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, January 23. The public toast occurred underneath the Rivera Avenue sign at the intersection of East 161st Street and Rivera Avenue outside of Yankee Stadium. Local elected officials’ representatives presented citations honoring ‘The Sandman’ for his humanitarianism and contribution to education in his native Panama and New York.