Mariano Rivera ties Trevor Hoffman’s Major League record with his 602nd career save in the Yankees’ 7 – 6 win over the Blue Jays. Rivera is backed by home runs from Alex Rodriguez, playing in his first game since aggravating a wrist injury on September 9th, and Curtis Granderson, who becomes the first Yankees CF since Mickey Mantle in 1961 to hit 40 home runs in a season.

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On September 17, 2011 — Mariano Rivera ties Trevor Hoffman’s Major League record with his 602nd career save in the Yankees’ 7 – 6 win over the Blue Jays. Rivera is backed by home runs from Alex Rodriguez, playing in his first game since aggravating a wrist injury on September 9th, and Curtis Granderson, who becomes the first Yankees CF since Mickey Mantle in 1961 to hit 40 home runs in a season.

 

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