July 20, 2019

The ride, friendship that began Mariano Rivera’s Hall of Fame journey

by Felix Pantaleón

COOPERSTOWN — There are many different roads to the Hall of Fame. This one started by not knowing how to get to Eastchester. There was the young pitcher from Panama sitting in the Yankees clubhouse back in 1995. He was scheduled to see his agent in Eastchester to find an apartment, but did not speak…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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