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the name that made 'automatic' a job description for one man's cutter.
means a spanish and italian given name meaning devoted to the virgin mary, now globally synonymous with unhittable relief pitching.
from from the latin marianus, adjective form of maria, marking someone as consecrated to mary; spread through catholic naming traditions across iberia and italy for centuries before one bronx closer made it a baseball noun.
rivera effectone pitch, one grip, nineteen unhittable seasons.
papal cousinshares its root with pope marianus of legend, not fact.
global reachcommon in spain, italy, philippines, and latin america alike.