Mariano Rivera All-Time Saves Leader (652)

Mariano Rivera finished his career as Major League Baseball's all-time leader in saves, with 652, and in games finished, with 952. A 13-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion with the Yankees, he settled into the closer's role under manager Joe Torre and led the majors in saves in 1999, 2001 and 2004. He was just as dominant in October: he holds postseason records for lowest ERA (0.70) and most saves (42), and he won the 1999 World Series MVP award and the 2003 ALCS MVP award. His relief work was built almost entirely on a mid-90s cut fastball known for breaking hitters' bats.