"Moments after Mariano Rivera notched his 600th save in Seattle, Kimberly Jones held a Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network microphone in front of his face, asking the majestic one to explain the mystery of the cutter.

She wanted to know how he and the pitch had been so "dominant and durable" for so many years?

"God gave it (the cutter) to me," Rivera said.

Jones followed up asking: "When you discovered that cutter by accident way back in 1997 did you have any idea what you and it would become?"

Rivera smiled at Jones before setting her straight.

"Again, I didn't discover it," he said. "It was given to me by the Lord.""