According to ESPN sources, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will announce Saturday that he plans to retire after the coming season. Details after the jump…
MLB: Yankees Throw $10 Million At Rivera!
The Yankees just LOVE to overpay aging players who are past their prime. Earlier this week they paid Andy Pettitte $12 million to come back for 1 more season. Early this morning they agreed to re-sign Mariano Rivera to a 1 year $10 million dollar deal. Now don’t get me wrong, both of these guys are future hall of fame players who have done great things during their careers, but eventually like an old family pet, you have to put a legend down with love. The Yankees did pretty well last season with limited help from Pettitte and pretty much no help from Rivera who missed most of the season with a knee injury. The Yankees however never seem to care about throwing millions of dollars at old players. This past season they had the oldest roster in baseball based on the average age of their players. If they keep doing this eventually they will need to spend money on walkers for the players and AARP memberships. Click after the jump. IamJOE357
MLB: Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Considering Retiring
Yankees fans, what do you think?! New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said closer Mariano Rivera informed him earlier this week that he is unsure if he will play again or retire. GameTimeGirl
MLB: Yankees’ Closer Mariano Rivera Says He Will Pitch Again, “I’m not going out like this”
Mariano Rivera sat on a chair in the corner of the visitor’s clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, his right knee tightly wrapped Friday night and crutches resting against a nearby locker.  In one declarative statement, the Yankees’ closer put to rest any notion that he’d shuffle off into retirement after a devastating injury sustained the previous night in batting practice.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
MLB: Yanks’ Closer Mariano Rivera Suffers Torn ACL
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The incomparable career of New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera may have ended Thursday night, not on a pitcher’s mound but on the warning track at Kauffman Stadium before the game had even begun.
MLB: Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Carted Off Field
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was taken off the field in a cart after suffering a twisted right knee while catching fly balls during batting practice before Thursday’s game between the Yankees and Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
