Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who set the all-time saves record on Monday afternoon, gets paid a lot of money to do what he does. This is the fourth year in a row that the right-hander has been paid $15 million, the highest salary ever for a closer. He rarely pitches more than one inning, meaning he averages a payout of about $15,000 per pitch this season. In his career, he's averaged about $8,000 per pitch.