The Topps Project 2020 program was a cross industry sensation and incredibly successful! This card features Mariano Rivera as imagined by artist JK5. In original, unopened Topps case.
- Limited Edition
- Artist: JK5
- Mariano Rivera: 1992 Bowman # 302
- Delivered in original Topps case
Player Biography
Mariano Rivera pitched 19 seasons in the big leagues, all with the New York Yankees, retiring after the 2013 season with a record 652 saves and 952 games finished…A 13-time All-Star, Rivera helped the Yankees win five World Series titles and seven American League pennants…The Yankees advanced to the postseason in 16 of Rivera’s 19 seasons…Rivera led the AL in saves three times and finished with 40-or-more saves nine times, a record he shares with Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman…Rivera’s career ERA of 2.21 is the lowest of any Live Ball Era pitcher with at least 1,000 innings pitched, and his career WHIP of 1.0003 ranks third all-time behind Hall of Famers Addie Joss and Ed Walsh…In 96 postseason appearances, Rivera was 8-1 with 42 saves and a 0.70 ERA, winning World Series MVP honors in 1999 and ALCS MVP honors in 2003.
The Topps Project 2020 program was a cross industry sensation and incredibly successful! This card features Mariano Rivera as imagined by artist JK5. In original, unopened Topps case.
- Limited Edition
- Artist: JK5
- Mariano Rivera: 1992 Bowman # 302
- Delivered in original Topps case
Player Biography
Mariano Rivera pitched 19 seasons in the big leagues, all with the New York Yankees, retiring after the 2013 season with a record 652 saves and 952 games finished…A 13-time All-Star, Rivera helped the Yankees win five World Series titles and seven American League pennants…The Yankees advanced to the postseason in 16 of Rivera’s 19 seasons…Rivera led the AL in saves three times and finished with 40-or-more saves nine times, a record he shares with Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman…Rivera’s career ERA of 2.21 is the lowest of any Live Ball Era pitcher with at least 1,000 innings pitched, and his career WHIP of 1.0003 ranks third all-time behind Hall of Famers Addie Joss and Ed Walsh…In 96 postseason appearances, Rivera was 8-1 with 42 saves and a 0.70 ERA, winning World Series MVP honors in 1999 and ALCS MVP honors in 2003.
