The Mets gave Rivera a fire call box and fire hose nozzle for being a great reliever who can put out the fire. The gifts were presented to him before the second game of the Subway Series in May. Rivera also threw out the first pitch to Mets legendary closer John Franco prior to a game:
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And of course the New York Yankees went all-out honoring their closer on Sunday.
Metallica performed “Enter Sandman” live:
They gave him a speaker autographed by Metallica:
Metallica presents Mariano Rivera with a signed #42 amp for using Enter Sandman throughout is career #ExitSandman pic.twitter.com/wrvxDq83eP
— Iconic Baseball Pics (@Iconic_Baseball) September 22, 2013
They gave him a rocking chair made of bats:
A custom make rocking chair from the Yankees to Mariano Rivera #MLB pic.twitter.com/uY1LoAVaz6
— KDK (@KennedyMLB) September 22, 2013
A Waterford crystal replica of his glove:
#Yankees gave Mariano Rivera a baseball bat rocking chair and an exact crystal replica of his glove, among others: pic.twitter.com/1ECxNPEsJL
— April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) September 22, 2013
They brought back several of his teammates and played a great video tribute:
And of course, the greatest honor of all, they retired his jersey and gave him a spot in Monument Park along with the other franchise greats:
The Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners all made donations to Rivera’s charity but did not present him with a specific gift.
Also see: Mariano Rivera cries during beautiful pitching change
