Before tonight's win against the Royals, both Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter were
honored and presented with paintings and momentos.
The Yankees gave Jeter home plate and first base from the night when he surpassed Lou Gehrig for most hits as a Yankee. They also gave him the two seats he collided with when he made that memorable leap into the stands against the Red Sox in 2004, along with the "I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee." sign from the old stadium. Meanwhile, Mo is now the proud owner of the bullpen bench from the old stadium and the pitching rubber from Citi Field, when he collected save number 500. Cool stuff.
Update: Here are
some pictures. Mo looks positively tickled.
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