With a torn acl Mariano Rivera season is over and at 42 years young so could the career of the last major league player to every wear the number 42 because the number has been eliminated from MLB as a show of respect to Jackie Robinson and it was grandfathered in so if a player had the number at the time it was eliminated they could keep it and Rivera is the last man standing wearing the number. Mariano Rivera has been staple of the New York Yankees and if he was not as good as he has been the Yankees would not have their most recent group of World Series rings as he has been unbeatable in the post season with a 8-1 record and 42 saves to go with a 0.70 ERA and when it Rivera time U knew the game was over as he simply did not given anything to the opponents as helped the Yankees win 5 World Series and continue to be one of the elite teams in baseball. Also with 608 saves in the regular season he is absolute lock as a first ballot hall of famer and whoever steps into those shoes will have a mighty big legacy to follow.
The way he may of ended his career was weird as it was Jason Nix hitting a ball to wall during batting practice and U knew it was batting practice because one he is unlikely hit a ball to the track during a game as he does not have that kind of power and second of all he is a 25th man on the roster at best.
So the east gets even more wide open as the Yankees may have just said goodbye to an elite closer in the game and one of the best pitchers of all-time
Tom Mehegan
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