At age 42, Mariano Rivera didn’t come out and say that he was retiring after this season, but he sure dropped what seems to have been a big hint that this year could be his last.
Speaking with Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com, Rivera said that he has made up his mind on retirement, but that he refuses to reveal his answer yet. Here’s what he said:
“I know now,” Rivera said. “I just don’t want to tell you. I know now. I will let you guys know when I think I should tell you.”
“I don’t want to be seen like that,” Rivera said of pitching past his effectiveness. “It is important for me to leave the game on top if God allows me to do that, just finish on top, knowing I did what I was called to do.
“It is hard when you have the ability to continue and you have to make that decision. It is hard. For me, baseball is not everything. There are a lot of more things than baseball. I’ve been blessed. I’ve had a great career, but at the same time there are a lot of othe...
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