On this day back in 2011, Mariano Rivera passed Trevor Hoffman for the most saves in Major League Baseball history with his 602nd. Holding on to a 6–4 lead against the Twins, a familiar tune came over the stadium speakers and the Sandman trotted to the mound. Despite being the smallest crowd in the three year history of the new Yankee Stadium, the fans made their presence known. Everyone got on their feet and took out their cameras knowing they were about to see something special. They were about to see history.
Trevor Plouffe stepped in the box, Mo looked in, set up and fired.