MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: A year after rupturing his Achilles tendon while chasing down a Willie Randolph fly ball hit to center field, Mariano Rivera marked a successful return to Old-Timers’ Day. The all-time saves leader and Hall of Famer had to undergo surgery to repair the injury and admitted that he “still [has] to deal with it,” but that he was happy to be back at Yankee Stadium and moving better. Rivera threw batting practice to Hideki Matsui, recorded a couple outs in the game, and reflected on how he would use Old-Timers’ Day as a player to connect with former players to don the pinstripes, as well as relaying his frustration at the…
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