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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

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.

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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.
  4. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, center, approaches home after hitting the first of two home runs during the ten-run sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Yankees' Mark Teixeira, right, and Johnny Damon wait to congratulate Rodriguez.
  5. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, center, approaches home after hitting the first of two home runs during the ten-run sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2009. Yankees' Mark Teixeira, right, and Johnny Damon wait to congratulate Rodriguez.
  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. Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ni Fu-te delivers to the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Detroit, Michigan in this October 1, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Ni, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  14. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  15. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.

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