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2011年9月20日紐約洋基對戰明尼蘇達雙城隊的比賽中，投出一場完美的第九局，協助洋基保住戰果，以6比4擊敗雙城。李維拉第602次救援成功，超越前教士隊的王牌救援[[崔佛·霍夫曼]]，改寫大聯盟紀錄。也成為大聯盟史上第一多[[救援成功]]的選手。
很多人都認為李維拉是季後賽最偉大的後援投手<ref name="post-gazette">{{cite news | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04286/394272.stm | title = Yankees closer will return for game | publisher = Associated Press | date = 2004-10-12 | accessdate = 2006-08-09 }}</ref><ref name="verducci">{{cite news | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/tom_verducci/06/01/rivera.yankees/ | title = Gotta get to Mo | first = Tom | last = Verducci | publisher = Sports Illustrated | date = 2004-06-01 | accessdate = 2008-05-17 }}</ref> 和棒球史上最好的終結者之一<ref name="usatoday2">{{cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2005-10-03-bonus-rivera_x.htm | title = Yankees' Rivera saves best for last | first = Tom | last = Pedulla | publisher = USA Today | date = 2005-10-03 | accessdate = 2008-05-17 }}</ref><ref name="cutterabove">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=111983 |title=A cutter above |first=Kieran |last=O'Dwyer |publisher=The Sporting News |date=2006-07-27 |accessdate=2006-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001125206/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=111983 |archivedate=2007-10-01 }}</ref><ref name="washpost">{{cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A44377-2004Feb15 | title = Time to Put Away the Sox | author = Tony Kornheiser| page = D01 | publisher = Washington Post | date = 2004-02-16 | accessdate = 2006-08-09 }}{{dead link|date=June 2015}}</ref><ref name="confidence-man">{{cite web | url = http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/9375/ | title = The Confidence Man: Inside the mind of baseball’s greatest closer, Mariano Rivera. | author=Buster Olney |publisher = New York Magazine | date = 2004-06-28 | accessdate = 2008-05-18 }}</ref>，他有著史上最高的[[救援成功]]數<ref name="passfranco">{{cite web | title = Player Information : Biography and Career Highlights | work = MLB.com| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=121250&y=2007 | accessdate = 2008-07-19 }}</ref>，且是史上季後賽中最多救援成功<ref name="br-postseason-pitch" >{{cite web | title = Career Pitching Postseason Leaders | url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/leaders_career_pitch.shtml | publisher = Baseball-Reference.com | accessdate = 2006-08-10 }}</ref>和最低自責分率的球員<ref name="postseason-era">{{cite news|title=Mo shuts door to keep season very much open |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/354302p-302070c.html |publisher=New York Daily News |first=Peter |last=Botte |date=2005-10-10 |accessdate=2006-08-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209003754/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/354302p-302070c.html |archivedate=2006-02-09 }}</ref>。他生涯隨著洋基，共得過5次[[世界大賽]]冠軍。
李維拉最著名的球種：銳利的[[快速球#切球|切球]]<ref name="cutterabove" />。他也是最後一位使用42號背號的大聯盟球員，而42號為紀念[[傑基·羅賓森]]於1997年後大聯盟所有球隊統一[[永久欠番|退休的背號]]<ref name="jr42">{{cite web | title = Rivera 'blessed' to wear No. 42 | work = MLB.com | accessdate = 2007-07-27 | url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070415&content_id=1900688&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp}}</ref>。
2004年賽季之前，李維拉與洋基簽了兩年的延長合約，如果他完成了足夠的比賽，合約還包含第三年的選擇權。
2004年於明星賽之前，李維拉創造了明星賽前32次救援的新紀錄<ref>{{cite web | url = http://angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040723&content_id=807352&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp | title = It's always a classic, so own it now | publisher = MLB.com | first = Mark | last = Newman | date = 2004-07-23 | accessdate = 2008-07-10}}{{dead link|date=June 2015}}</ref>（目前的保持人為[[法蘭西斯科·羅德里奎茲]]的35次），並在該季成為史上第17位300次救援成功的選手。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040529&content_id=755613&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp |title=Rivera earns 300th career save |first=Anthony |last=Gagliano |publisher=MLB.com |date=2004-05-29 |accessdate=2007-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024124042/http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040529&content_id=755613&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp |archivedate=2007-10-24 }}</ref>賽季結束後，李維拉的成績為53次救援成功、1.94的自責分率<ref name="espnstats" />，且生涯第三度獲得[[美國職棒大聯盟年度最佳救援投手獎]]，並於[[賽揚獎]]票選上排名第三。<ref name="04awards">{{cite web| url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtml | title = Baseball Awards Voting for 2004 | publisher = Baseball-Reference.com| accessdate = 2006-08-10 }}</ref>
2004年美國聯盟冠軍賽對[[波士頓紅襪]]隊，李维拉以救援失敗再嘗到失敗的滋味。第一次發生在第4場。當時洋基領先系列賽3－0，領先波士頓4－3進入第9局。在李维拉保送[[凱文·米勒]]上壘後，[[戴夫·羅伯茨]]代跑並且迅速盜二壘。之後[[比爾·穆勒]]擊出一壘安打，穆勒的打擊出去時，往李维拉右後方的方向，但李維拉未能接著，讓羅伯茨跑回追平分，把比賽進入延長賽。[[大衛·歐提茲]]在延長賽第12局擊出2分全壘打，紅襪勝出。在第5場比賽，[[湯姆·戈登]]在洋基領先1分的情況下，造成一、三壘有人的局面，洋基這時把李維拉換上來，但是他卻被[[傑森·瓦瑞泰克]]擊出高飛犧牲打，李維拉救援失敗，紅襪隊把球賽逼入延長賽，並與昨晚一樣贏得勝利。