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The New York Post and ESPN.com reported that tomorrow the greatest closer to ever played the game, New York Yankees Mariano Rivera will officially announce
Yankees Mariano Rivera on May 25th, 2008 vs. Seattle Mariners.
that he is hanging up his glove at the end of this 2013 season.
Joel Sherman of the NY Post learned that Rivera had had recently asked to speak privately with Hal...
Yankees Came Close to Trading Mariano Rivera in 1996, According to GM Brian Cashman
The Yankees won the World Series in 1996, but it wasn’t before the team came close to making a move that would have significantly altered New York’s future.
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Exit Sandman – Rivera to Retire After 2013 Season
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is expected to announce his retirement this weekend. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Say it ain’t so.
According to multiple sources, Yankees closer, the legendary Mariano Rivera plans to retire after the 2013 season. The announcement is to be made during a press conference Saturday at 10 a.m.
Well, we all knew it was coming. If Rivera had not suffered his...
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Some Sunday Links
Haven't done a link dump in a while, figured I'd start today:
- Richard Justice calls the Yankees trio of Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte "a timeless classic" in this article for MLB.com.
- Joel Sherman says that Mariano was what separated the Yankees from everyone else. I would have to agree.
- After CC Sabathia sim game today, he's...
MTR Morning Throwdown Fan Question
Can the New York Yankees stay in the pennant race with all of the injuries that they have?
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Mariano Rivera To Retire After the 2013 Season
New York Yankees Media Relations
Mariano Rivera, who is unarguably known as the greatest closer in MLB history, has announced that he will be retiring after this season with the New York Yankees. The 43-year-old announced the decision on Saturday morning in a press conference.
“After this year, I will be retiring,” he said, via ESPN New York.
Rivera was expected to make this...
Rivera confirms this is final season
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says this will be his
final season.
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