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Mariano Rivera Retirement: 5 Options for Replacing a Legend After 2013

news that doesn't come as a major shock, but is huge nonetheless, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly set to announce his retirement at the end of the 2013 season this Saturday (h/t Joel Sherman via Twitter).

The 43-year-old will go down as the greatest reliever of all-time, as he's used his legendary cutter to rack up a record 608 regular-season saves to this point and has another 42 saves with a 0.70 ERA in the postseason.

Rivera missed most of the 2012 season after tearing his ACL in early May, but the team had the luxury of another All-Star closer in Rafael Soriano ready to step in.

They won't have such a clear cut in-house option this time around, and who fills the ninth inning role in the Bronx next year will no doubt be ...

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