According to ESPN sources, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will announce Saturday that he plans to retire after the coming season.
Details after the jump…
Via ESPN:
Rivera, 43 and Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in saves with 608, will make his intentions known at a news conference at 10 a.m. ET in Tampa, Fla. He then will make his spring debut against the Atlanta Braves.
The New York Post earlier reported on Rivera’s decision.