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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will be available to pitch on Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, he told reporters. However, Rivera confirmed that he will skip the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix.

New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has the utmost respect for New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Francisco Rodriguez #75 RP New York Mets 2011 STATS GM22 W1 L0 BB12 K23 ERA0.79 "He's the best. Period," Rodriguez said...

Relax. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera still has it. After blowing back-to-back save opportunities for just the eighth time in his Hall of Fame career -- and the fourth time in April -- Rivera closed out the Yankees' 3-1 victory over t...

David Robertson has aspirations of one-day becoming a closer. But those days haven't arrived just yet. "I don't have to worry about that," Robertson said. "We've got No. 42." True. The Yankees do have the best of all-time in Mariano River...

Dellin Betances has apparently been promoted to Triple-A. Betances, a right-handed starter who is one of the top prospects in the Yankees minor league system, tweeted from an unverified account: "One step closer moving on up to 3A pursing the dre...

TRENTON, N.J. -- New York Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes moved closer to getting back on a major league mound. Hughes had his most encouraging rehab start on Wednesday afternoon, going 6 1/3 innings while allowing one earned run for Double-A Tr...

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is seven hits away from becoming the 28th member of baseball's 3,000-hit club.