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Sep 26, 2013 · Mariano Rivera trots in from the bullpen to "Enter Sandman" to take the mound in his final career appearance at Yankee Stadium and receives a to a heartfelt ovation upon exiting his final...
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Alfonso Soriano, DH, Yankees; Lyle Overbay, 1B, Yankees; Vernon Wells, PH, Yankees; David DeJesus, CF, Rays; Luke Scott, PH, Rays By the end of 2013, these five guys had accumulated 111.7 fWAR between them. Each was on the tail end of productive careers. By the time all five had hung up their cleats–DeJesus the last to go in 2015–they totaled 110.8...
Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Yankees; Curtis Granderson, CF, Yankees; Mark Reynolds, 3B, Yankees; Brendan Ryan, SS, Yankees; Ben Zobrist, SS-2B, Rays; Yunel Escobar, SS, Rays; James Loney, 1B, Rays; Joel Peralta, RP, Rays Ichiro really should be in the previous category. In 2013, Ichiro was 39 years old, and his production had slipped below league average in...
Robinson Cano, 2B, Yankees; Ivan Nova, SP, Yankees; Dellin Betances, RP, Yankees; Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays; Alex Cobb, SP, Rays; Wil Myers, RF, Rays Ah, yes, in the prime of their careers, these six show so much promise, verve, and moxie. Some already have demonstrated greatness, while others have felt the expectation of greatness thrust upon them. ...
Eduardo Nunez, 3B-SS, Yankees; John Ryan Murphy, C, Yankees; Matt Daley, RP, Yankees; Matt Joyce, LF, Rays; Delmon Young, DH, Rays; Sam Fuld, CF, Rays; Jose Lobaton, C, Rays; Sean Rodriguez, 2B, Rays; Jake McGee, RP, Rays A collection of John Ryan Murphys: awe-struck and hoping not to intrude on someone else’s moment. These nine are the boyfriend w...
Zoilo Almonte, LF, Yankees It might seem odd to single out a guy who went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Rivera’s last game. Even odder considering Almonte only has 47 major league games, 142 at-bats, and -0.5 fWAR to his name. Unlike every other player who took the field that day, Almonte had no real MLB career to speak of. If Mo is the most accompli...
Jul 19, 2019 · When Rivera arrived at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 26, he knew he would be pitching in pinstripes for the final time. He hadn’t officially decided that he would watch from the sidelines during the Yankees’ final series in Houston, but there was something poetic about him closing his career with one last appearance in front of the home crowd he ...
Sep 27, 2013 · Rivera’s final entry onto the Yankee Stadium field was dramatic. As the bullpen door swung open with one out in the eighth, a recording of the longtime announcer Bob Sheppard’s voice announced...
Mar 9, 2013 · Mariano Rivera will make this his final season, leaving the game as baseball's greatest closer and one of its kindest souls.
Sep 27, 2013 · Mariano Rivera walked off the mound for the final time at Yankees Stadium with tears in his eyes. It was a scene that will long be remembered.
In fact, Mo’s last game was Murphy’s third complete major league game behind the plate. Imagine that, a player who was only three years old when Rivera started his career, catching an all-time great’s final game as he only just begins his own odyssey.
