Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera had arguably the most important moment of his career yesterday, in a game aginst the Minnesota Twins, when he surpassed Trevor Hoffman as the major league career leader in saves with 602. Rivera has been the Yankees’ closer since 1997, so this milestone has been 15 years in the making. Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin talks about this historic sports moment.
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