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Mariano Rivera's Hall of Fame career ended with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte pulling him from game - Sports Illustrated
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Ranking the 10 Greatest Moments of Mariano Rivera's Immortal Career, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Everybody's kind of forgotten': For the '94 Yankees, whose great season was cut short by a strike, what-ifs linger - The Athletic
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David Robertson joins a long history of highly regarded Yankees closers - Pinstripe Alley
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Yankees Look to Didi Gregorius to Replace Derek Jeter - The New York Times
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New York Yankees: Mariano Rivera was nearly traded. Here's why - Sports Illustrated
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Bleeding Yankee Blue: 06/01/2011 - 07/01/2011
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EXIT SANDMAN - Sports Illustrated Vault
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In '04, Bill Mueller's glory was stolen amid Red Sox comeback - The Boston Globe
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Mariano Rivera blows save as New York Mets beat Yankees again, MLB
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CC Sabathia earns career win 250
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Yankees almost traded Mariano — for a nobody
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Mariano Rivera looks back on teaching Roy Halladay his legendary cutter