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Mariano Rivera prays for Yankees during visit to Israel
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Mariano Rivera prays for Yankees during visit to Israel

Published Jun. 18, 2015 12:58 p.m. ET

JERUSALEM (AP) Mariano Rivera says the New York Yankees' bullpen is getting by just fine without him.

Still, the 45-year-old retired closer put in a prayer for his former teammates during a visit to Israel on Thursday.

He says ''they have a tremendous bullpen. They have a great team, period.

''Hopefully, they will continue doing the job that they have been doing for all this time,'' he adds. ''I hope and pray that they will continue.''

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Rivera spent the day touring the Tower of David, an ancient Citadel and other famous sites in the Old City.

He retired after the 2013 season with a record 652 saves plus 42 more in the postseason. His son, Mariano Rivera Jr., agreed to a $410,700 signing bonus with Washington after the Nationals selected him last week on the fourth round of baseball's amateur draft.

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