Mariano Rivera sustained an Achilles tendon tear during the Yankees' Old-Timers' Day game and will undergo surgery within a week. During the game, Rivera managed a single off Andy Pettitte before collapsing in shallow center field. This incident comes after Rivera previously tore an ACL in 2012 while catching fly balls. Rivera is recognized as baseball's career saves leader and was unanimously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. The event marked a celebration of the 2000 championship team's anniversary, attended by notable players like Roger Clemens and Derek Jeter.
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 and fell to the ground in shallow center field behind second base.
Rivera tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in May 2012 while shagging fly balls in batting practice in Kansas City.
In 2019, the 13-time All-Star became the first player unanimously inducted into the Hall of Fame by getting all 425 votes in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Clemens was a first-time attendee at the event, which had captain Derek Jeter give a short video message when he was introduced following Rivera.
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