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

Legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera tore one of his Achilles tendons during the club's 77th Old-Timers' Day game on Saturday, his agent Fernando Cuza confirmed to The Athletic. Rivera will undergo surgery this upoming week.

The former Yankees closer loved shagging fly balls during his playing career. Even though it led to an injury that cost him most of the 2012 season, he did so at his own peril again.