​President Trump will award Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — in a ceremony at the White House on Monday afternoon.

Rivera, who retired from the Bronx Bombers in 2013 ​after a 19-year career ​and became the first player unanimously selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2019, serves as co-chair of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition ​and took part in the White House Sports and Fitness Day in May 2018.​

Rivera, baseball’s all-time saves leader, spoke about his relationship with the president during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” in July.

“Mr. President Trump to me, he was a friend of mine before he became president,” Rivera ​said on the show. “So, because he’s president I will turn my back on him? No. I respect him. I respect what he does and I believe he’s doing the best for the United States of America.”

T​rump congratulated Rivera, a native of Panama who became a naturalized US citizen in 2015, when he was selected into the Hall of Fame.

​”​Congratulations to Mariano Rivera on unanimously being elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame! Not only a great player but a great person. I am thankful for Mariano’s support of the Opioid Drug Abuse Commission and​ ​@FitnessGov. #EnterSandman #HOF2019​,” the president wrote on his Twitter page.

The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m.

Trump has awarded a number of athletes the Medal of Freedom, including basketball legends Bob Cousy and Jerry West and golfer Tiger Woods.