History Made As Baseball Heads Into Home Stretch

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September 20, 2011

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera recorded his 602nd career save Monday. Rivera pitched a perfect ninth as he broke the record held by Trevor Hoffman. (AP)

The Yankees' closer Mo Rivera broke a record with save number 602 on Monday's win over the Minnesota Twins. As one announcer put it "the greatest closer in history now has the most saves in history."

Besides this milestone, the Yankees are all but assured of making the playoffs. Meanwhile, here in Boston we may be watching an epic Red Sox collapse.

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Guest:

Joel Sherman, New York Post sports columnist

This segment aired on September 20, 2011.