NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees walks on to the field before the game against the Tampa Bay Rays to receive farewell gifts on September 26, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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