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Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: With New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera's career possibly over due to a freak ball shagging accident, we look at some of the more colorful shutdown artists who have pitched in the major leagues. 
  
 The New York Yankees' 12-time All-Star and baseball's greatest closer, Mariano Rivera, has torn his ACL and meniscus Thursday night before the Yankees' game in Kansas City likely ending his season, and quite possibly his career. 
  
 The injury could be an unfathomable way for one of the most decorated pitchers in history to go out. 
  
 Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice so many times before tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy. 
  
 Everything changed before anybody could blink. 
  
 Rivera caught his cleat where the grass meets the warning track in Kansas City, his right knee buckling before he hit the wall. He landed on the dirt, his face contorted in pain, as Alex Rodríguez uttered the words "Oh, my God" from some 400 feet away. 
  
 If it's going to happen, it's going to happen doing something I love to do. And shagging I love to do. I'd do the same thing, without hesitation. The reasons why it happen, you have to take it as it is. Fight through it. You know, just have to fight. - Mariano Rivera 
  
 Bullpen coach Mike Harkey was the first to reach Rivera, whistling toward the Yankees' dugout for help. Manager Joe Girardi had been watching from behind the batter's box and set off at a run down the third-base line, angling toward center field and his fallen reliever. 
  
 "My thought was he has a torn ligament, by the way he went down," Girardi said later. 
  
 His instincts proved correct. 
  
 Rivera was diagnosed with a torn ACL and meniscus Thursday night after an MRI exam taken during the Yankees' 4-3 loss to the Royals. The injury likely ends his season, and quite possibly his career, an unfathomable way for one of the most decorated pitchers in history to go out. 
  
 "It's not a good situation, but again, we've been through this before, and we're being tested one more time," Rivera said, pausing to compose himself in the Yankees' clubhouse. "It's more mentally than physical, you know? You feel like you let your team down." 
  
 The 42-year-old Rivera has said that he'll decide after the season whether hang it up after 18 years in the major leagues. And while Girardi said he hopes that baseball's career saves leader makes a comeback, Rivera sounded as if retirement is a very real possibility. 
  
 "At this point, I don't know," he said in a whisper. "Going to have to face this first. It all depends on how the rehab is going to happen, and from there, we'll see." 
  
 The injury seemed to cast a pall over the Yankees, who played from behind the entire way Thursday night. They put the tying run on third base in the ninth inning before Mike Moustakas made a stellar play on a chopper by Rodríguez, throwing him out by a step to preserve the win. 
  
 Afterward, the only thing on A-Rod's mind was Rivera. 
  
 "I saw it all go down," Rodríguez said. "It's hard even to talk about it tonight. I mean, Mo has meant so much to us on a personal level, and his significance on the field, on the mound. But the bottom line is we're the New York Yankees, and nobody is going to feel sorry for us." 
  
 There's a much different feeling about Rivera, though. One of the most durable pitchers to ever play the game is well-liked and universally respected. 
  
 That's what happens when you save 608 games and have five World Series rings. 
  
 "You're talking about somebody who does something that's never been done," said Derek Jeter, who had four hits in the game. "It's not like somebody comes along the next day and does it." 
  
 Jeter said that Rivera has been shagging balls for "20-some years," at least as long as they've known each other. It never crossed the captain's mind that Rivera would get hurt tracking down a fly ball in batting practice. It's just something that people had come to accept. 
  
 "That's his conditioning. He's always shagging balls," Jeter said. "He's like a center fielder anyway. It was a freak thing. There's no other way you can explain it." 
  
 Girardi also defended Rivera's decision to shag balls in batting practice, pointing out that the reliever hadn't been on the disabled list since 2003, and reasoning that Rivera may never have become the same shutdown closer if not for all the work he put in before games. 
  
 "You have freak injuries, and this is one of them," Girardi said. "We had a guy carrying a box down the stairs that broke his foot. You can fall off a curb. You have to allow him to be an athlete and a baseball player and have fun out there. I've never seen Mo do anything recklessly, or seen Mo dive to try to rob a home run. It's the way he exercises." 
  
 Girardi was too far away from the outfield wall to see what happened, but he knew that Rivera had sustained a significant injury when he saw players and coaches gathering around him. 
  
 Rivera grabbed immediately at his right knee and started rubbing it, stopping only to briefly cover his face with his glove. Harkey and Girardi eventually carried Rivera to a cart brought onto the field, gently setting him into the back with his knee propped up. 
  
 "At first I thought he was being funny, but then I realized that he was injured, he was down, and that's when I really got worried," said David Phelps, who made his first major league start Thursday night. "There's nothing I can do but stand there and watch. It's a miserable feeling." 
  
 The cart rounded the warning track before disappearing up a tunnel, and Rivera didn't put any weight on his knee when he was helped back into the Yankees' clubhouse. 
  
 He was examined by Royals associate physician Dr. Joe Noland, but it wasn't until the MRI exam was taken at KU MedWest that head physician Dr. Vincent Key made the diagnosis. 
  
 "I thought it wasn't that bad, but it's torn," Rivera said. "Have to fix it." 
  
 Girardi said that Rivera would be reexamined by the Yankees' physicians, but Rivera said that he would rather remain with the team in Kansas City than fly back to New York on Friday. 
  
 The Yankees play three more against the Royals before a day off. 
  
 "If it's going to happen, it's going to happen doing something I love to do. And shagging I love to do," Rivera said. "I'd do the same thing, without hesitation. The reasons why it happen, you have to take it as it is. Fight through it. You know, just have to fight." 
  
 Rivera is only the latest closer to go down with a significant injury this season. 
  
 The Royals' Joakim Soria, the Reds' Ryan Madson and the Giants' Brian Wilson all required Tommy John surgery. Tampa Bay's Kyle Farnsworth is out with a strained elbow, Boston's Andrew Bailey had surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb, and Washington's Drew Storen had a bone chip removed from his elbow, though the Nationals expect him to pitch this season. 
  
 Of course, none of those players has nearly the pedigree of Rivera. 
  
 With the same devastating cutter that has carried him for years, Rivera has made at least 60 appearances each of the last nine seasons. He blew a save on opening day this year, but allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings after that, picking up five of his 608 saves. 
  
 "I always argued he was the best pitcher of all-time," first baseman Mark Teixeira said. "Not just the best reliever, but the best pitcher of all-time. 
  
 "Accidents happen. That's all I can say. You can get hurt getting out of bed, literally. You can get hurt doing anything," Teixeira said. "That's Mo. Part of what makes him great is he's so athletic, and he loves to run around out there and have fun. You can't play this game for 15-plus years without having fun. It was just a tough accident." 
  
 Based on reporting by the Associated Press. 
  
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 After the game, an emotional Rivera said through tears that he let the team down, and could not say if he would ever pitch again. 
  
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 “At this point I don’t know, we have to face this first,” he said. After a pause to collect himself, he added: “It all depends how the rehab is going to happen. From there, we’ll see.” 
  
 As soon as Rivera fell in the outfield, the gravity of the moment could be read on the worried faces of everyone in the Yankees’ blue and gray uniforms. 
  
 Alex Rodriguez, who was waiting for his turn in the batting cage, appeared to say: “Oh my God. Oh, my God,” and immediately signaled to Girardi, who ran out to assist Rivera. For several minutes Rivera writhed on the warning track in obvious pain as grim-faced teammates and coaches stood nearby. After the game, the news was dealt with glumly in the Yankees’ clubhouse. 
  
 “I thought we were hoping for the best,” said Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira. “I told you this game is cruel before the game. It’s even more cruel now. That’s terrible. You can’t say anything else. It’s terrible.” 
  
 No one faulted Rivera for following the same pregame procedures he has throughout his career. 
  
 An outstanding athlete, Rivera fancies himself a credible center fielder, even pleading with Girardi to allow him to play the position in a game before he retires. Girardi has said numerous times he would like to accommodate Rivera, but was always too worried about an injury to let him go through with it. 
  
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 For most of his 18 years with the Yankees, Rivera has been a fixture in center field during batting practice, along with the other pitchers, whose traditional duty is to retrieve fly balls. But Rivera always chased hits with more zeal and effort, including the one that led to his injury on Thursday. 
  
 The ball was hit by Jayson Nix, who had been called up from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace the injured Eric Chavez. Rivera was in full trot chasing the ball when his knee gave way and he hopped once, banged off the wall and rolled to the ground. 
  
 “He’s been doing it and no one ever said a word,” Girardi said. “That’s part of who he is. You take that away from him and he may not be the same guy, the same pitcher.” 
  
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 Rivera is widely considered the best closer of all time. He has the career record for saves with 608, most of which came after he replaced John Wetteland as the Yankees’ closer in 1997. Rivera has five this season, the last of which came Monday when he threw a scoreless inning in the Yankees’ 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Now the Yankees have to wonder if that will be the final save of his career. 
  
 “It’s crazy,” C.C. Sabathia said. “It’s tough. We have to do whatever we can to fill the void of the best closer in baseball. It’s going to be tough.” 
  
 The Yankees had already lost two pitchers to significant injuries this spring. Michael Pineda, who was acquired in a major trade in the off-season, underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Tuesday. Joba Chamberlain, once considered Rivera’s possible successor, will be out for months after sustaining an open dislocation of his right ankle. 
  
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 The Yankees have been bracing for the day when Rivera was no longer with them. During spring training this year, he hinted that this would be his final season in baseball. He said he knew what his decision was, and nothing would change his mind. At the time, he probably did not consider the possibility of a serious injury changing that timetable. 
  
 “Would I want it to end this way for Mo?” Girardi said. “No, I wouldn’t. So, we’ll just have to see. If it’s a torn A.C.L., that’s somewhat of a serious injury, and it’s a lot of work to get back.” 
  
 Rivera has not been on the disabled list since 2003, when he missed the first 25 games of the season with a groin injury sustained in spring training. 
  
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 Dave Robertson, who has thrived as the setup man, would have come into the game in the ninth inning Thursday had the Yankees taken the lead. He is the most likely candidate to replace Rivera full time, but Rafael Soriano has also served in the role, most recently for the Atlanta Braves and the Tampa Bay Rays. Girardi said he would sleep on the decision and discuss it with his coaches. 
  
 “This is bad, there is no question about it,” he said. “This is not what you come to Kansas City for, to hear. But good teams find a way to overcome things. If we want to play in October, we’re going to have to find a way to overcome it.” 
  
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 The Royals’ victory was their first in 11 home games this season, and the Yankees’ loss was their third straight. ... Derek Jeter went 4 for 5 to raise his batting average to .404. ... In the ninth, the Yankees had runners at first and second with nobody out. But Mark Teixeira hit into a double play, and Alex Rodriguez grounded out. ... The rookie David Phelps, making his first major league start, gave up two runs in four innings. ...The Yankees placed the reserve infielder Eric Chavez on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion and whiplash, and there is no estimate for his return. ...Andy Pettitte will start Sunday for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. |||||
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A freak injury may have just taken out the greatest closer of all time. Mariano Rivera tore his ACL and his meniscus while shagging flyballs during batting practice yesterday, likely ending his season and, many are speculating, his career. Rivera had already hinted that he might retire after this year. Asked if he thought he'd play again, Rivera whispered, "At this point I don't know. Going to have to face this first," Fox Sports reports. Catching balls in the outfield has been a pregame ritual for Rivera his entire career. Rivera considers himself a decent center fielder, and had even begged Joe Girardi to let him play the position before he retired, the New York Times points out. Girardi had refused, ironically, because he was worried about the risk of injury. "If it's going to happen, it's going to happen doing something I love to do. And shagging I love to do," said Rivera, who has a record 608 saves to his name. "I'd do the same thing, without hesitation."