It was apparently a “freak accident” that led to Mariano Rivera’s injury during the Yankees Old Timer’s Day game, Andy Pettitte said during an appearance on WFAN on Saturday.

At the time, it wasn’t immediately clear how Rivera ended up injured, but Pettitte said that it happened during a fly ball.

I believe this is the moment during the old timers game where Mariano Rivera suffered his Achilles injury. #Yankees #Repbx pic.twitter.com/v2mFW6Cb5h — Justin J. Lopez (@stellar_jl319) August 10, 2025

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Rivera tore his Achilles during the alumni game, his agent told reporters, and the Baseball Hall of Famer will have surgery next week.

“It was just a freak accident,” Pettitte said during WFAN’s Yankees-Astros game broadcast on Saturday. “It was just a fly ball and he just kind of fl

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