Mariano Rivera

Rivera in 2009, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Mariano Gonzalez Rivera

Place of Birth: Panama City, Panama

Date of Birth: November 29, 1969

Ethnicity: Panamanian

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played his nineteen-season career for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is nicknamed “Mo” and “Sandman.”

Mariano is the son of Delia Jiron and Mariano Rivera Palacios. Mariano is married to Clara, with whom he has three children. He is a naturalized U.S. citizen.