NEW YORK _ A day later, it hadn't quite sunk in for Mariano Rivera. Being elected to the Hall of Fame, yes. But being the first unanimous selection? The legendary closer is still processing that one.
"I would not call it life-changing, but it's something special," Rivera said Wednesday at a news conference in Manhattan. "Being unanimous is amazing, something I cannot comprehend."
Rivera's devastating cutter helped him accumulate a record 652 saves in his 19-year career with the Yankees. He's hopeful he can use the attention he's received for being a unanimous pick to do something for the youth of New Rochelle, where he and his family settled early in his career and have resided since.
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