For Mariano ... Rivera and fellow closer Lee Smith, starters Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay, and designated hitters Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines were celebrated on a sun-splashed afternoon. A ...

“Now, coming out of the bullpen is number 42, Mariano Rivera!” And the crowd would go wild ... And I have continued to drink at least two big glasses of chocolate milk every day, and I ...

Mariano Rivera. Number 42." "Enter Sandman," an unfamiliar live version, began. Rivera slowly walked in from the bullpen in right-center field. The once-boisterous crowd flagged, taking it in like ...

Mariano Rivera’s final appearance ... The Rays came out of their dugout to give Rivera their own standing ovation, matching the one from the crowd. He retired Delmon Young on a fly ball and ...

NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera set the major league record ... In July, Derek Jeter got his 3,000th hit at home. On Monday, the crowd hollered as Rivera came in to the customary strains of "Enter ...

BOSTON -- A baseball cap tucked tight can strip years off a man's face, almost make a boy out of him, and so it is no surprise Mariano ... of baseball's big Biogenesis bust, Rivera's drug of ...

The Boston Red Sox rolled out the red carpet for Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on Sunday ... and the Red Sox slugger shared a big hug with Rivera as the crowd cheered. “It’s a blessing to ...