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Why Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest ever and what his loss means for a generation of baseball fans:
His 2.21 career earned run average is the lowest, with a minimum of 1,000 innings, since 1920. He has the most career saves, with 608 — plus 42 in the postseason, to match his uniform number.
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