Mariano Rivera got hurt during Yankees' Old-Timers game

Mariano Rivera got hurt during Yankees’ Old-Timers game

Mariano Rivera, the MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher, smiles as he delivers comments about the need to give young people good guidance and education during the ribbon cutting of the Mariano Rivera Foundation Mentorship Program that will be housed at the Ignite Life Center in Gainesville Fla. June 2, 2021. MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher Mariano Rivera uses his foundation as a way to give back to communities, and he has put up the money to create a mentorship program that is starting with six youth from the community. Syndication: Brad McClenny/Gainesville Sun

Saturday was Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., but the day turned out memorable for the wrong reason for one Yankee legend.

Former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens revealed that Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera suffered an Achilles injury at some point during the day’s festivities. Clemens divulged the information during an appearance in the Yankees’ radio booth, and the team itself confirmed the news.

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A #Yankees spokesperson confirmed that Mariano Rivera hurt his Achilles during the Old-Timers'Day game, as Roger Clemens told Suzyn Waldman. Severity unclear.

Rivera met with trainers, but the team didn't have any info beyond that.
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) August 9, 2025

No details were provided on the severity of the injury. It was not clear when Rivera got hurt, but he seemed fine when he hit a single off former teammate Andy Pettitte.

Need the exit velo from this @MarianoRivera single 🔥#OldTimersDay pic.twitter.com/4d00ShrShD
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 9, 2025

Rivera, 55, last played in 2013. He infamously missed most of the 2012 season when he suffered a torn ACL while shagging fly balls during batting practice. The legendary closer has been a regular fixture at the team’s annual Old-Timers’ Day event since his retirement.

As fun as it is for retired players to suit up and play in an exhibition game, there are definitely some health risks, as another former player recently demonstrated.