NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It was a big day for future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.

Pinstripe pride was on display as the city honored the famed closer, who retired last year, by renaming the street outside Yankee Stadium on Monday. The sign for Rivera Avenue is at the corner of 161st Street and what used to be River Avenue.

Street Outside Yankee Stadium Renamed In Honor Of Mariano Rivera

“This is way, way, way beyond baseball, definitely. It has nothing to do with baseball. I think it’s how you treat people, how you respect others and you receive the same love and respect back,” Rivera told WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell. “Amazing. I mean, I never thought something like this would happen.”