Mariano Rivera is hugged by Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter during final game in 2013. Mike Stobe/Getty "It was such a great moment that it was just magical," Rivera says of the moving gesture.

Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, left, and Derek Jeter are shown during the 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sept. 8, 2021, in Cooperstown, New York.

Credit: Errol Anderson. Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter are seen during the 75th edition of Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez and Mariano Rivera donned the cover. The Yankees went on to win the World Series that year. Brady Farkas | May 18, 2023. History ...

Former New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte, left, Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter, right, are seen during Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on ...

Per manager Joe Girardi's request, Rivera was greeted at the mound by teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte to take the ball from him in a tear-jerking surprise that had 48,675 fans cheering ...

Mariano Rivera hung up his Yankee jersey over a decade ago, but he remembers his last day in pinstripes like it was yesterday. The professional baseball pitcher reminisced with PEOPLE exclusively ...