Mariano Rivera tears Achilles in Yankees Old-Timers’ Day game and needs surgery

New York
AP
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Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera tore an Achilles tendon while going after a flyball at the New York Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday and needs surgery.

Agent Fern Cuza said the 55-year-old closer, baseball’s career leader in saves, will have the operation within a week.

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