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Facebook Tweet Email Link New York AP  —  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. In his lone at-bat, Rivera singled …

NEW YORK — Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera told reporters Saturday morning that he planned on speaking with Devin Williams before he left Yankee Stadium, but that meeting never took place. A Yankees spokesperson told The Athletic that Rivera injured his Achilles during the team’s Old-Timers’ Day game, which made its return for the first time since 2019. …

Anyone who might snicker at the competitiveness or athletic endeavor of an old-timers’ game should consider what happened to New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera during Saturday’s alumni exhibition. Rivera suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the Yankees Old-Timers Game and will undergo surgery to repair the injury, his agent confirmed to The Athletic. Advertisement [Join or …

NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera was hurt playing center field during the Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day game on Saturday, and former teammate Roger Clemens said baseball’s career saves leader sustained an Achilles tendon injury. In his lone at-bat, Rivera singled off former teammate Andy Pettitte and easily ran to first base. During an at-bat by Willie Randolph, Rivera took a step …

It was the top of the 10th, and the manager of the Yankees was caught between a rock, a hard place and Devin Williams. Unfortunately, Aaron Boone chose Williams. The all-but-inevitable outcome came quickly. The broken closer’s first pitch sailed wildly off the plate, advancing the ghost runner to third base with the right-handed heart of the Astros order waiting …

NEW YORK — For more than 20 minutes, Devin Williams remained motionless at his locker, still dressed in full uniform, staring into the abyss of his phone. He sat hunched forward, his left hand bracing his chin, eyes glassy as he scrolled, passing the time to try to forget about his latest implosion. It wasn’t until reporters approached Williams on …

One of the Yankees’ obvious stated goals is to make the postseason this year. Aaron Boone also stated his intention to “keep running [Devin Williams] out there.” These two avowals are incompatible with each other, as demonstrated by yet another meltdown from Williams. In his last four appearances, Williams has a pair of blown saves, gave up the game-winning hit, …

With an offense that scratched across three runs in 10 innings, the Yankees required excellence from their pitching staff. Yet again, Devin Williams was nowhere near excellent. A quality, tense game in which the Yankees erased a two-run deficit and forced extra innings was deflated by their most polarizing pitcher in the 10th inning. Williams entered to what might generously …

Aaron Boone, in eight years as the New York Yankees’ manager, has typically been upbeat and optimistic about his team and its future. He almost always defends his players, even though it has made him a target of fans who argue that the manager can dabble in delusion. The approach seems to work for general manager Brian Cashman. Before signing …

Last year, the Yankees were at Globe Life Field when Aaron Boone opened up the closer’s role with Clay Holmes struggling. Two days later, Luke Weaver got the first chance for a save, nailed it and ran with the job into October. On Tuesday, the Yankees were at Globe Life Field when Boone opened up the closer’s role with Devin …