…That’s how Mariano Rivera arrived for his fateful tryout with the New York Yankees.

In the first episode of this four-part series exploring Rivera's illustrious career, we journey to his hometown of Puerto Caimito, Panama, to uncover how the son of a fisherman unexpectedly earned a professional baseball contract after a tryout lasting fewer than 10 pitches.

Listen to this entire series on Spotify.

CREDITS: This project was a DOCUMENTARY PODCAST SERIES PRODUCED FOR Major League Baseball.