棒球传奇人物马里亚诺·里维拉在去年跟腱断裂后，于周六重返洋基队的老将日活动[1]。56岁的里维拉与前队友豪尔赫·波萨达搭档出场，投出11球对阵4名打者，并参加了击球[1]。
里维拉是职业棒球历史上救援失败的领跑者[1]。他在去年的老将日活动中因踩踏中外野时跟腱断裂，随后接受了手术[1]。
本次活动纪念了洋基队1996年世界大赛冠军球队，其中11名球员出席参与[1]。活动还向已故广播员约翰·斯特林致敬[1]。传奇投手汤米·约翰因健康问题缺席，这位83岁的前洋基队球员曾为球队赢得91场比赛[1]。洋基队最近一次获得世界大赛冠军是2009年，最近一次出战世界大赛则是2024年对阵道奇队[1]。
Baseball legend Mariano Rivera made his comeback at the Yankees Old-Timer's Day on Saturday, nearly a year after suffering a torn Achilles tendon at the same event [1]. The 56-year-old took the mound alongside former teammate Jorge Posada, throwing 11 pitches against four batters and also participating in batting during the celebration [1].
Rivera's return marked a significant moment for the Yankees organization, which used the occasion to honor the team's 1996 World Series championship roster, with 11 players from that squad in attendance [1]. The event also paid tribute to John Sterling, the late Yankees broadcaster [1]. Tommy John, the 83-year-old former Yankees pitcher who recorded 91 wins with the team, was unable to attend due to health concerns [1].
The Yankees' last World Series championship came in 2009, and the franchise most recently appeared in the World Series in 2024 against the Los Angeles Dodgers [1].