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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr., CC Sabathia talk Jackie Robinson's influence on their careers
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr., CC Sabathia talk Jackie Robinson's influence on their careers
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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Mariano Rivera linked to Jackie Robinson for No. 42
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Hall of Famers Barry Larkin, Mariano Rivera discuss 'poignant' lack of Black MLB players
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