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Rivera Not Over the Hill at 40

Mar­i­ano Rivera has started spring train­ing with the Yan­kees. It’s his 17th sea­son, he’s 40 years old and was the 18th old­est pitcher play­ing in the major league last year.

Rivera is enter­ing the 2010 sea­son look­ing healthy and, after throw­ing the final pitch of 2009 for the Yan­kees, he’s ready for action. This year is his final year of a three-year $45 mil­lion con­tract but he says he’s not con­cerned about his con­tract sta­tus. Being the best closer in his­tory, post­ing 44 saves, 5 of those in play­offs, and a 1.76 ERA last sea­son why should he be con­cerned? The Yan­kees are already 11–4 favorites to win the 2010 World Series 2010.

“How old do I feel? I feel 40,” he told the Asso­ci­ated Press on Thurs­day. “I think that age will not be a fac­tor unless you put in your mind. ‘Oh, I’m 40. I feel strong. I’m ready to go. I want to play the game I love to play.” Short­stop Derek Jeter and man­ager Joe Girardi also have con­tracts end­ing this sea­son but both are expected to re-sign with no issues. Rivera is pleased he has a con­tract this year and intends to carry on play­ing beyond 2010.

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