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Rivera sets sights on postseason run

In his 15 seasons with the New York Yankees, closer Mariano Rivera has savored many October victories, but he also endured the bitterness of postseason defeats. He was the MVP of the 1999 World Series against the Atlanta Braves, for example, but was also the losing pitcher in the Yankees’ heartbreaking loss to the Arizona D-backs in Game 7 of the 2001 Fall Classic.


However, now that the Yankees are once again in position to make the playoffs after being left out in the cold last year for the first time since 1993 (they would have likely made the playoffs in 1994 had the players’ strike not ended the season prematurely), all of those experiences — the good and the bad — are put off to the side. According to Rivera, the only way to look is forward.

“The team’s mentality is to work hard and not think about what’s happened in the past,” said Rivera, who recorded his 500th career save in late June. “You can’t do anything about that. You simply have to work hard to keep going.”


Click here to read the full article – By Nathalie Alonso of MLB.com

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