WATCH: Mariano Rivera pitches his last All-Star Game

The legendary Yankees closer took the mound in the eighth for 16 pitches, three batters, and three outs

Mariano Rivera
(Image credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball held its annual All-Star Game, pitting the best players from the National League against the best from the American League. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Mariano Rivera, the longtime New York Yankee who is widely hailed as the best closer in baseball history, took the mound to his theme song, Metallica's "Enter Sandman."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.