Mariano Rivera Highlights

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Rivera in the ninth in Toronto, #601, final 7-6, 9/17/11, ap

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Rivera in the 9th of 601, Toronto, 9/17/11, getty, final 7-6

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Rivera in 9th for 601, Arod seen at 3rd, 9/17/11, getty, final 7-6

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Second of 3 batters Rivera faced, Brett Lawrie, breaks his bat, 9/17/11, final in Toronto, final 7-6, getty

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Posada greets Mariano after game, 9/17/11, ap

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Rivera is greeted by bullpen coach Mike Harkey, 9/17/11

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9/17/11, "Rivera gets save 601, ties record as Yanks beat Jays," AP, via NY Post

Rivera, now in his 17th season in the big leagues, recorded his 600th save at Seattle on Tuesday.

• He also has 42 saves in postseason play.

"Mo is awesome," Rodriguez said. "You just run out of things to say about him. Every save he's had in his career meant something, and tonight was another example of that."

Blue Jays manager John Farrell called Rivera "the standard by which all are compared."

"If you're a fan of baseball and the game, you appreciate how good he is, how consistent he is," Farrell said.

The tying save came in Rivera's 60th appearance of the year, surpassing former Yankees teammate Mike Stanton

• with a record 14 seasons of 60 games."...

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