It was apparently a “freak accident” that led to Mariano Rivera’s injury during the Yankees Old Timer’s Day game, Andy Pettitte said during an appearance on WFAN on Saturday. At the

Mariano Rivera’s injury mishap during Old Timers’ Day was apparently caught on video. The retired New York Yankees legend Rivera participated in the alumni baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York,

In his lone at-bat, Rivera singled off former teammate Andy Pettitte and easily ran to first base. During an at-bat by Willie Randolph, Rivera took a step and fell to the ground in shallow center field behind second base.