Mariano Rivera, Yankees Reportedly Reach 2-Year Deal

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Mariano Rivera will remain the Yankees' closer for two more seasons -- at least.

The legendary reliever will sign a two-year deal believed to be worth $30 million Friday, the New York Daily News reported Thursday night. That will be the first big-ticket item checked off on the Yankees' winter to-do list, and in much more low-key fashion than the Bombers' negotiations with Derek Jeter.

Rivera's agent, Fern Cuza, told the Daily News earlier Thursday that some work remained to finish off a deal with the Yankees, but when another team jumped in with an offer of three years at perhaps $17 million per, the Yankees quickly wrapped up a deal.

"He wanted to stay loyal to the Yankees," a source told the Daily News.

Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/02/mariano-rivera-yankees-reportedly-reach-2-year-deal/

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