12 Immigrants Who Made American Sports Great

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1 Mo Rivera Becomes Baseball’s Greatest Closer Mariano Mo Rivera was born in Panama in 1969 His father was a fisherman Rivera and his friends played baseball on the beach when the tide was low They made their own gear Carboard milk cartons became gloves Tree branches became bats Baseballs were taped-up wads of used fishing nets 4 After high school Rivera wanted to play baseball He made the Panama Oeste team in 1990 He was a shortstop but the team needed a pitcher Rivera volunteered A scout for the New York Yankees saw him play Rivera moved to the United States and played in the minor leagues He became a relief pitcher taking over for other pitchers in the middle of a game