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Mariano Rivera Blood Clot: Yankees Lack Late-Game Invincibility Without Closer

news has gotten worse for Mariano Rivera, when it was discovered that, along with a torn ACL, he had a blood clot in his calf.

That discovery has apparently made Rivera contemplative, and he has re-opened the possibility that he could retire after previously remaining adamant that he would return.

And that's certainly troubling for the New York Yankees, who have lost the air of late-inning invincibility they've had for the past 16 years with Rivera as the closer.

From Bill Madden of the New York Daily News:

Wednesday night was not so good, and watching as Robertson, called upon to preserve a one-run lead in the ninth, immediately loaded the bases, had to be excruciating for Rivera. When Robertson subsequently coughed it ...

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