The selection of Rivera comes on the heels of the elder Rivera retiring at the end of the 2013 season. Mariano Rivera racked up a Major League-record 652 saves during his 19-year career and will now hope to pass the torch to his 21-year-old son.
The Riveras, however, are far from the only baseball family that will extend its ties to MLB in this year's Draft. In fact, Rivera's selection came in the same round that the Red Sox selected outfielder Tate Matheny, the son of Cardinals skipper Mike Matheny. One round later, the Tigers selected Cam Gibson 37 years after they selected his father, Kirk Gibson, with the 12th overall selection in 1978.