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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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Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Is So Good, It Hurts
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Yankees' Mariano Rivera's road to Hall of Fame: From commercial fisherman to Cooperstown
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Mariano Rivera injury: How Yankees should handle life without closer
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Retiring type? Mariano Rivera to reveal plans soon
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Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera recalls humble start to career – New York Daily News
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Mariano Rivera: is this the end for the greatest closer in baseball history?, MLB
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Mariano Rivera III, son of legendary New York Yankees closer, in spotlight with Auburn Doubledays
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When it comes to aging closers, New York Yankees star Mariano Rivera is a statistical 'freak' - ESPN