Torre: Mo’s gotta go to Hall unanimously

Joe Torre has his room reserved. He knows he will be going to Cooperstown next July. The former Yankees manager wants to make sure he is there and he is hoping for a little history. No player has ever been elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously before, but Torre thinks that for- mer Yankees closer Mariano Rivera should be this summer.

Monday, Rivera took the first step towards being immortalized. His name appeared on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which was released Monday. It is the first year Rivera is eligible for Hall of Fame voting.

“Two years in a row we've got a chance,” Torre said Thursday before his 16th annual Safe At Home gala, held amidst a snow storm at Cipriani's. “With Mo and Derek Jeter. Those are two guys who could (get a unanimous vote.)

“I am a little biased, but that's OK.”

Torre may be biased for the two players who contributed to that spectacular era of 90s Yankee dominance, but Rivera is a no-brainer to get the 75% of votes from eligible Baseball Writers Association of America members to get into the Hall on his first try.

--Kristie Ackert

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"The pain level felt like a regular sprain and I knew I kind of fell on the side of my ankle," LeVert said, “Obviously, I'm very blessed, because it could have been a lot worse," LeVert said.