MARIANO RIVERA

In the midst of Kyrie Irving's latest controversy, Mariano Rivera and Barry Larkin said that beliefs away from the field can differ if the goal on it is the same.

For the first time since 1950, there are no Black players playing in the World Series. and just 7.2% of current Major League Baseball players are African American.

David Robertson is back with the Philadelphia Phillies, three seasons after blowing out his elbow seven games into a $23 million, two-year contract.

Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as New York Yankees manager and remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context.

After the Yankees were swept in the ALCS, Aaron Boone's fate is again a topic of conversation not only by Yankee fans but by Yankees legends as well.

The New York Yankees have turned to an unusual source for inspiration: the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

Marcus Smart has been in Boston long enough to appreciate what Bill Russell meant to the Celtics, the city and the country.

Timmy Trumpet was all set to horn in on this most notable season for the New York Mets.

The New York Yankees have retired Paul O’Neill's No. 21.

Manny Bañuelos lived out a dream from his teenage years that famously escaped him, finally pitching in a major league game for the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Players across the majors will don Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 — and all of them in Dodger blue this year — for the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s big league debut.

Derek Jeter put the finishing touches on his Hall of Fame speech as the plane that carried him to the enshrinement ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, was landing.

Another COVID vaccine could be on the way in the United States. Johnson & Johnson filed with the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday for emergency use authorization approval for its one-dose vaccine. Once given the green light, Johnson & Johnson said it expects to supply 100 million doses to the country by June. More than 26 million COVID-19 cases have now been reported across the United States, and nearly 460,000 people have died due to the virus. Over 36 million vaccine shots currently on the market have been administered nationwide, and 7.5 million people are now fully vaccinated.

Another COVID vaccine could be on the way in the United States. Johnson & Johnson filed with the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday for emergency use authorization approval for its one-dose vaccine. Once given the green light, Johnson & Johnson said it expects to supply 100 million doses to the country by June. More than 26 million COVID-19 cases have now been reported across the United States, and nearly 460,000 people have died due to the virus. Over 36 million vaccine shots currently on the market have been administered nationwide, and 7.5 million people are now fully vaccinated.

Dr. Ramon Tallaj, left, SOMOS Community Care Chairman and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hand out COVID-19 vaccination information near a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. Yankee Stadium opened as a COVID-19 vaccination site Friday, drawing lines of people from surrounding neighborhoods in the Bronx. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK – Yankee Stadium was opened as a COVID-19 mass vaccination site Friday by officials trying to boost inoculation rates in surrounding Bronx neighborhoods hard hit by the pandemic. The megasite is being restricted to residents of the New York City borough with the highest percentage of positive coronavirus test results. I was registered around town and nobody called me," she said, but her doctor "was on the ball, and found out as soon as Yankee Stadium got the vaccine.”Not everyone had a smooth experience.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the baseball World Series in Game 6 Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Dave Roberts finally has a World Series title to savor. Roberts did what his seven predecessors — including Joe Torre and Don Mattingly — failed to do, bring a championship to long-starved Dodgers fans. In Game 4 of the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox were facing elimination when he entered as a pinch-runner. Boston won in 12 innings, overcame the Yankees and went on to win its first World Series since 1918, although Roberts didn't play in the Series.

Games set for Friday and Saturday night were called off to allow time for more testing and contact tracing. Major League Baseball has made no announcement about Sunday's game, although so far this season, no team has resumed its season so swiftly following a positive test. The two-time Gold Glover was hitting .232 with 10 home runs with 25 RBIs in 37 games this year. He batted only .120 (3 for 25) with 17 strikeouts and one walk his last eight games. The A’s could use a combination of recently acquired Tommy La Stella, rookie Vimael Machin and Chad Pinder at third base.

NEW YORK – Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Saturday at his home in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees said it was not clear whether he died Friday or Saturday. Newman was omnipresent for two decades at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Florida, his portly frame easily recognizable from a distance. “He was very passionate about all the guys in the minor league system,” Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said in a statement. “He would come to the Dominican Republic and watch me during tryouts,” Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez said in a statement.

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump recruited Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera to help mark baseball's Opening Day with a group of Little League players at the White House on Thursday. Riveras old team was in Washington to open up Major League Baseballs abbreviated season Thursday night against the defending champion Nationals. Trump, for his part, said he'd been invited to toss out the opening pitch on Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium. The president praised Major League Baseball for moving forward. I think Major League Baseball is setting an example by playing to empty stadiums.

For Mariano Rivera, it was the culmination of a storied career, dreams of being the next Pel long since forgotten. Rivera was the first player unanimously voted into the Hall by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. A two-time Cy Young Award winner, Halladay amassed a 203-105 record in a 16-year career with Toronto and Philadelphia. Mussina, who pitched for 18 major league seasons, posted a record of 270-153 and was a seven-time Gold Glove winner. The late Frank Robinson and Willie McCovey were honored with a moment of silence before Mussina was introduced to start the ceremony.

The free Christian religious gathering featured music and speakers like former New York Yankees great, Mariano Rivera. But the festival's organizer was the main attraction, one of the world's leading evangelists, Luis Palau.