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Mariano Rivera throws 25 pitches off a mound

Mariano Rivera

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clutches a baseball in his glove as he leaves the field after the team beat the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, in Seattle. The Yankees won 3-2. It was Rivera’s 600th save. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

AP

... for a commercial:

Rivera climbed back atop a mound for the first time since his season-ending injury. His tosses were part of a commercial shoot, during which he gleefully destroyed a wooden camera shield.

“I’m feeling good,” said Rivera, who made about 25 throws on the Hackley School’s snow-covered diamond. “The rehab has been great; it’s been tough, but at the same time, I’m seeing good results. I can’t wait to continue and stay 100 percent. A day at a time, like I always tell you guys. A day at a time.”


No comment in the article from anyone with the Yankees opining on how cool it was that their future Hall of Famer closer’s first work off a mound since his injury was on a “snow-covered diamond.” But I assume they knew about it.

They did know about it, right?