UPDATE MARIANO RIVERA HAS SIGNED A 2 YR CONTRACT EXTENTION WORTH $30,000,000.00 WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES ORGANIZATION, WHICH KEEPS THE YANKEES ALL STAR CLOSER WITH THE STORIED FRANCHISE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 BASEBALL SEASONS.

MARIANO RIVERA HAD ONE OF THE GREATEST SEASONS FOR A CLOSER IN BASEBALL HISTORY, COMING IN WITH:

1. 1.83 ERA

2. O.83 WHIP

3.  33 SAVES IN 38 OPPORTUNITIES

MARIANO WAS OFFERED A 3 YR $51,000,000.00 FROM ANOTHER CLUB, WHICH WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HIM $17,000,000.00 PER YEAR, BUT THE SHUT DOWN CLOSER CHOSE TO STAY IN THE BRONX, HOPING THAT THE YANKEES RETURN TO THE WORLD SERIES WITHIN THAT 2 YEAR CONTRACT PERIOD.

AS OF THE CLOSE OF THE MLB SEASON, MARIANO RIVERA REMAINS THE NO.1 CLOSER IN BASEBALL, AND WILL DEFINITELY BE AN  IMPORTANT ELEMENT AS THE YANKEES ATTEMPT TO REGAIN THEIR DOMINANT STATUS IN THE BASEBALL WORLD, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ANOTHER WORLD SERIES, OR 2.