Rivera is the first and only player to be voted into the Hall of Fame unanimously. He holds the record for the most saves in baseball history (652), he was an All-Star 13 times with the Yankees and he won five championships in pinstripes.

"It seemed like the Yankees kind of lost track of me there for about 10 years," Nettles said. "I'm back. I feel good about being back."

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera, widely considered the greatest closer in MLB history, suffered a torn Achilles injury during the team's Old-Timers' Day Game on Saturday.