By Adam Berry / MLB.com | 8/19/2013 2:18 P.M. ET
As Mariano Rivera prepares to retire, the closer's farewell tour has become a central subplot to the season. Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader has been greeted warmly in each of his road stops, and the Yankees are planning a ceremony of their own to honor Rivera's illustrious career in September.
Rivera will be the last active player to regularly wear uniform No. 42, with the number having been retired throughout MLB in 1997 to honor the achievements of barrier-breaking great Jackie Robinson. During his 19-year big league career, Rivera has also chiseled his own mark on the number's legacy. In honor of Rivera and his contributions, MLB.com is commemorating 42 notable moments from Rivera's career -- the 42 Days of Mo.
Mariano Rivera's career will soon take him to Cooperstown, but it started with a $3,000 signing bonus and an assignment to the Gulf Coast League.
Rivera signed with the Yankees as a free agent out of his native Panama on Feb. 17, 1990, the beginning of his long and illustrious professional baseball career. He was a skinny kid then, a former shortstop who threw his fastball in the mid-80s, but he quickly showed his ability in his first taste of pro ball.
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