President Donald Trump congratulated former Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera for being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.
Trump honored Rivera in a tweet for being unanimously voted into the hall, calling the former pitcher "not only a great player but a great person." He also thanked the five-time World Series champion for supporting the Opioid Drug Abuse Commission and the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, which Rivera serves as a co-chair of the council.
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The president also included a video of Rivera taking the mound for his final All-Star Game appearance in 2013.