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Video: Red Sox pay tribute to retiring legend Mariano Rivera at Fenway Park - Over the Monster
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Mariano Rivera - Wikipedia
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2004 World Series - Wikipedia
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Rivera handled Red Sox tribute with class, but not everyone was happy - Sports Illustrated
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10 memorable individual performances in Red Sox home openers – NBC Sports Boston
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Red Sox honor Mariano Rivera with roast
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Mariano Rivera got a standing ovation at Fenway Park in Boston
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Mariano Rivera
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Mariano Rivera honored by Boston Red Sox before last game at Fenway - ESPN
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Boston Red Sox Nation: May 2006
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Rivera Hoping This Send-Off Isn't a Farewell - The New York Times