NEW YORK — The Old-Timers’ Day game returned at Yankee Stadium on Saturday morning, the first showdown between Yankees greats in the Bronx since 2019.

It included a Yankee legend getting hurt, a serious setback that will require surgery.

Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera tore his Achilles while playing the outfield, Rivera’s agent confirmed to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.

After the Yankees’ 5-4 win over the Astros, a Yankees spokesperson had confirmed that Rivera hurt his Achilles. At that point, the severity of the injury was unknown.

News of Rivera’s injury first broke when Roger Clemens shared what happened to Suzyn Waldman and Dave Sims on the live WFAN broadcast.

“We all thought it was a hamstring, but I think it’s a little worse than that,” Clemens said.

Rivera can be

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