After announcing his intention to retire following the 2013 season earlier this morning, Rivera made his Grapefruit League debut this afternoon against the Braves. And it didn?t take him long to shake the rust following knee surgery.
In his first game action since last May, Rivera notched two strikeouts over a perfect inning of work. Topping out at 92 mph, the 43-year-old induced a pop-up from Dan Uggla and struck out Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson looking before he left the field to a standing ovation. Are we sure that he can?t pitch forever? Just saying.
Between the Alex Rodriguez drama and the injuries to Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira, there hasn?t been much good news for the Yankees this spring, but the successful debuts of Derek Jeter and Rivera should temper the panic talk. At least for a couple of days, anyway.
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