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Mariano Rivera Pulled by Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte in Yankees Stadium Sendoff

class="ui-droppable">After 19 Hall of Fame seasons, Mariano Rivera has thrown his final pitch at Yankee Stadium.

With the New York Yankees trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by four runs in the top of the eighth inning on Thursday night, manager Joe Girardi slowly walked to the mound and called for the righty.

For the last time ever, "Enter Sandman" blared on the Yankee Stadium speakers, and Mo made his famous entrance.

Take a look at the chill-inducing moment:



Naturally, Rivera proceeded to retire the next four batters in order, and with two outs in the ninth, he was given a chance to depart in what will go down as one of the most memorable moments in franchise history.

But it wasn't Girardi who came out ...

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