Last night, the greatest closer in the history of baseball stood on the mound in Yankee Stadium and waved good bye to the home crowd for the last time in his career. Mariano Rivera, who has been the most reliable member of the Yankees for almost 20 years, was taken out of the game with one out left in a loss to the Tampa Rays, so the crowd could give him the ovation he deserved in the last time fans in New York will see him pitch in person. Instead of the usual manager coming to take him out of the game, the other longtime Yankees, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte came to relieve him and that is when Rivera got very emotional. Hit the jump to see video of the best to ever do it, walk off the field for the final time. Congrats on a hall of fame career.

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