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NEW YORK (WFAN) — Debates often rage when it comes to naming the best players by position in major league history.
There is no discussion when it comes to closer.
There was Mariano Rivera, and there was everyone else.
The great Rivera went from being a middling starter as a 25-year-old back in 1995 to becoming the most dominant relief pitcher baseball has ever seen.