Although his 2002 stats don’t seem to show it, batters did occasionally get ahold of one of Mariano Rivera’s fastballs. During that summer The Sandman collected 28 saves and handcuffed the opposition with a 2.73 ERA. He whiffed 41 batters in 46 innings spread out over 45 appearances while giving up just 35 hits. When that rarity occurred, the Yanks ace closer used this black glove to successfully put an end out a threatened rally.

The Nike PPRO GOLD 1125 model glove boasts an attractive all-black leather finish with white edging. The Nike logo is embroidered in white on the outside of the middle finger and a Nike patch is located at the outside base of the thumb. The glove has been factory customized with “Mariano Rivera” embroidered in white on the outside of the thumb and his number “42” above the wrist opening. The glove shows great use, with the fingertips scuffed and the pocket well-worn. There are perspiration stains inside the wrist opening and wear present where Rivera positioned his index finger outside the glove. This wonderful gamer has been signed in silver marker on the outside of the index finger in Rivera’s flawless script with the inscription “2002 Game Glove.” The glove comes with a Steiner/Rivera LOA for the game use and signature.

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