Mariano Rivera, a Yankee great and AL East foe, tormented Tampa Bay Rays and Devil Rays hitters for 16 seasons. He only faced the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles more over the course of his 19 year career.
But before we break down just how dominant he was against the Rays, let’s take a look at how great he was in general. He played on 5 World Series winning teams, he was a 13 time all-star and he finished third or second in Cy Young voting 4 times.
Rivera holds the all-time record for career saves (652) while touting a career earned run average of 2.