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Mariano Rivera: A Singular Pitcher - The New York Times
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Mariano Rivera: One of a kind
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Mariano Saves - Sports Illustrated Vault
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They Saw a Sign and Didn't Shake It Off - The New York Times
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Mariano Rivera, King of the Closers - The New York Times
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Covering the Closer: Two Decades of Writing on Mariano Rivera - The New York Times
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Award-winning column on Mariano Rivera, from our archives
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Mariano Rivera, baseball's greatest closer, leaves a lasting legacy on and off the field – New York Daily News
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Yankees Pitcher Mariano Rivera Named Man of the Year By New York Rabbis - Tablet Magazine
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Mariano Rivera – Society for American Baseball Research