NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera has the most postseason saves in baseball history. The New York Yankees closer also has more World Series saves than any other reliever.

On Wednesday, the seemingly ageless Rivera added another record to his resume.

Rivera made his 1,000 career appearance against the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the first pitcher to reach the 1,000-appearance plateau with one team. He is the 15th pitcher in major league history to appear in 1,000 games.

"It's a blessing to be able to be on the same team and do that. It's not too often you see that. But the most important thing is that we won," Rivera said after retiring the side in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 7-3 win over Toronto.

After the game, the always-humble Rivera admitted that he was "surprised" by the accomplishment.

"It is because you've got to have the right combination. The organization you're with (has to be) willing to keep you and you've got to do the job and take care of yourself. All of that has to be in place," the 16-year veteran said.

Trevor Hoffman is second for most appearances with one team. He had 902 of his 1,035 games with San Diego, according to STATS LLC.

With two more appearances, Rivera, 41, will tie "Goose" Gossage for 14th place on the all-time appearances list. Jesse Orosco is first with 1,252 appearances.

Rivera made his first major league appearance on May 23, 1995, against the Angels. He struggled, allowing five runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. He made his first relief appearance on Aug. 1 of that season and blew the save against Milwaukee.