Baseball’s all-time saves leader has given the 2018 Yankees his blessing.
Mariano Rivera, who won five world championships and recorded a major league-high 42 postseason saves as a member of the Yankees’ iconic “Core Four” group, told ESPN Radio’s The Michael Kay Show on Friday afternoon that the current team has a legitimate chance to surpass the historic 1998 squad, which won a franchise-best 114 regular season games en route to a title.
“I believe, with all my strength, that they have the potential to do it. It’s fun to see these boys,” Rivera said.