It takes a special type of athlete to be a successful closer in the big leagues. They observe the game from their perch in the bullpen, waiting hours for their chance to do their simple yet absolutely ...

Michael Salfino looks at an oft-available starter and reliever who have a bread-and-butter pitch that could lead them to ...

His 440 saves rank No. 5 all-time behind Mariano Rivera (652), Trevor Hoffman (601 ... He had a 2.80 ERA with 23 saves — along with 53 strikeouts in 35⅓ innings — to begin his Baltimore ...

2024 Stats: 29 games, 7-13, 145.0 IP, 4.53 ERA, 1.41 WHIP ... who might be following in the footsteps of Mariano Rivera, breaking into the big leagues as a starter before quickly cementing ...

Wagner, 53, reportedly appeared on 82.5 percent of ... The slender, 5-foot-10 lefty was the best non-Mariano-Rivera reliever in baseball from 1997-03, a time in which Wagner posted a 2.55 ERA ...

Wagner, 53, planned to keep a lower profile ... 558) and has the eighth-most saves (422), trailing three Hall of Famers (Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman and Lee Smith), one pitcher who is on ...

Williams, now 0-2 with four saves, has become an unwanted figure in Yankees history. His performance through his first 10 ...