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A-Rod breaks hand, Seattle beats Yankees 4-2 - The San Diego Union
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Mariano Rivera's 42 Greatest Mo-Ments
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Joe Posnanski: Mariano Rivera's a true Yankee, almost mythical in
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Mariners Trade Retrospective: How Mariano Rivera almost came to
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera earns save No. 600 in 3-2 win over
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25 years ago, Mariano Rivera made the one great start -- yes
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Mariano Rivera, Baseball Wiki
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Mariano Rivera Elected Unanimously to Baseball Hall of Fame - WSJ
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Former Mariner Felix Hernandez joins ownership of Dubai-based
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Mariano Rivera almost got traded to Mariners
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25 years ago, Mariano Rivera made the one great start -- yes
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Ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera is 1st unanimous Hall of Fame inductee
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being
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Mariano Rivera, King of the Closers - The New York Times
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Mariano Rivera basks in glory of his first Yankees Old-Timers' Day