On this day in 2011, Mariano Rivera recorded his 600th save to further remind us of just how insanely great he is.
The historic accomplishment made Rivera just the second closer ever to reach that mark. Padres’ closer Trevor Hoffman had reached 600 saves almost exactly one year prior to Rivera, but Hoffman was eventually eclipsed by Rivera, who would finish his career on top of the all-time saves list, much to the surprise of nobody.
Nursing a one run lead at Safeco Field against the Mariners, Rivera came on to take care of a job that he had done countless times for 15 years.