Rivera now all-time saves king

NEW YORK - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera set Major League Baseball's career saves record with his 602nd on Monday when he retired the Minnesota Twins in order in the ninth inning.

Rivera got Trevor Plouffe to ground out to second, Michael Cuddyer to fly out to right and then struck out Chris Parmelee, caught looking on his signature cutter, to preserve New York's 6-4 win for his 43rd save of the season.

"I couldn't even dream about this," Rivera said during an on-field interview while even the Twins players looked on from their dugout. "From what it was back home in Panama to now it's a tremendous journey.