New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (C) celebrates with catcher Jose Molina (L) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (R) after beating the Boston Red Sox during their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 27, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (C) celebrates with catcher Jose Molina (L) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (R) after beating the Boston Red Sox during their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 27, 2009.

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  2. New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (L), following the play, tags out Los Angeles Angels baserunner Bobby Abreu (R) at second base after Abreu was caught trying to go to third base after hitting a double in the eighth inning in Game 3 of their Major League Baseball ALCS playoff series in Anaheim, California October 19, 2009. The relay throw to Teixeira came from Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter (foreground L).
  3. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Mark Teixeira #25 of the New York Yankees warms up during batting practice prior to Game One of the ALDS against the Minnesota Twins during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Mark Teixeira #25 (R) and Johnny Damon #18 of the New York Yankees celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Boston Red Sox on September 27, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the game 4-2 to earn their 100th win of the season as well as clinching the American League Eastern Division.
  7. PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 02: Shane Victorino #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies gets hit on the hand and the butt of the bat in the bottom of the second inning against the New York Yankees in Game Five of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on November 2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Jose Molina #26 and Melky Cabrera #53 of the New York Yankees warm up during batting practice prior to Game One of the ALDS against the Minnesota Twins during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Jose Molina #26 (L), Robinson Cano #24 (C) and Damaso Matre #43 of the New York Yankees celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Boston Red Sox on September 27, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the game 4-2 to earn their 100th win of the season as well as clinching the American League Eastern Division.
  10. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 27: Mariano Rivera #42 of the New York Yankees celebrates after his team defeated the Boston Red Sox with teammate Jose Molina (L) and Mark Teixeira #25 on September 27, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won the game 4-2 to earn their 100th win of the season as well as clinching the American League Eastern Division.
  11. New York Yankees players Mark Teixeira (C), Jose Molina (L) and Nick Swisher (R) celebrate with champagne in the locker room after the Yankees clinched the American league East Division title with a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 27, 2009.
  12. New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (C) celebrates with catcher Jose Molina (L) and first baseman Mark Teixeira (R) after beating the Boston Red Sox during their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 27, 2009.
  13. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - New York Yankees batter Derek Jeter tips his helmet after he singled against the Tampa Bay Rays to tie Lou Gehrig's record for career hits by a Yankee in the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, September 9, 2009.
  14. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Manager of the New York Yankees Joe Girardi attends the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Celebration at The IAC Building on December 1, 2009 in New York City.
  15. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: (L-R) Kim Girardi, Manager of the New York Yankees Joe Girardi and 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Derek Jeter attend the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Celebration at The IAC Building on December 1, 2009 in New York City.
  16. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: Manager of the New York Yankees Joe Girardi (L) and 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Derek Jeter attend the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Celebration at The IAC Building on December 1, 2009 in New York City.

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