Legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera injured his Achilles during the Old Timers’ Game on Saturday, according to The Athletic .

Rivera, 55, is the greatest closer in the history of the game, and a vital linchpin on the dominant Yankees teams of the mid-90s through the 2000s, who won five World Series titles. In 2019, he became the only player ever to be unanimously inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Things started great for Rivera on Saturday; he even hit a single off of former teammate Andy Pettitte.

However, things took a turn after Roger Clemens told the broadcast crew what had happened to Rivera.

“It was a fun day until we heard about Mariano,” Clemens told WFAN’s Suzy Waldman. Mariano hurt his Achilles. I don’t know what was going on. We all thought it was a hamstring, but I thin

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