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CardCorner: 2002 Fleer Premium Mariano Rivera
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25 years ago, Mariano Rivera made the one great start -- yes, start -- of his Hall of Fame career - ESPN
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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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2023 Donruss Baseball Base #238 Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees
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Mariano Rivera Was Even Better Than You Think [StarkRavingSports] : r/baseball
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Mariano Rivera bad mouths former Yankees teammate Robinson Cano, MLB
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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's 10 Greatest Moments of Hall of Fame Yankees Career, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Mariano Rivera almost got traded to Mariners
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Morning Briefing: Astros Take 2-0 Lead Against Mariners in ALDS - Metsmerized Online
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TIL that George Steinbrenner approved a trade that would have sent pitcher Mariano Rivera to the Seattle Mariners for shortstop Félix Fermín. Gene Michael (VP of Scouting) eventually talked him out of
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Fraley: Anchored by one devastating pitch, Mariano Rivera's career unlike any other