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New York Yankees: The Future of Mariano Rivera

Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com

What does the future hold for arguably the greatest closer of all time? 

By the end of the the next season, Mariano Rivera  will be the ripe old age of 42.  For the first time in his career last season, Rivera started to show his age. 

In 2010, Rivera battled both an oblique injury and inflammation in his right knee.  While Rivera was able to pitch through the injuries, it eventually took it's toll on the Yankee closer. 

He finished September with a 4.76 ERA and a WHIP of 1.24.  Even in August he showed signs of breaking down with a WHIP of 1.22, but luckily his ERA was only 2.00 for that month.  To put it all into context, Rivera's ERA ...

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