![Yankees great Mariano Rivera delivers genuine relief 1 New York Yankees' pitcher Mariano Rivera at spring training in Tampa, Florida, in February 2013.](https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/image-5.jpeg)
While our nation seems defined by its disagreements, there’s one thing on which we all seem to concur: Mariano Rivera. The Yankees’ peerless former closer became the first player selected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in a unanimous vote. Excellence and class are values we still share. That’s winning.