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6 Free Agents, Trades Yankees Can Grab If Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte Retire

New York Yankees were counting on having Mariano Rivera back as their closer next season. 

That belief was based on Rivera's own words after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while shagging fly balls during batting practice in Kansas City on May 3. 

"I'm coming back," Rivera said to reporters, including MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. "Write it down in big letters. I'm not going down like this. God willing and given the strength, I'm coming back."

But apparently, MLB's all-time saves leader has been having some second thoughts during his six months off due to injury. As ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand reported, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the press that Rivera informed the team that he doesn't know ...

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