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The disappointment that led Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to console each other a New Jersey Bennigan’s

NY Post | May 4, 2019

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Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter both initially failed with the Yankees and were sent back down to the minors -- but not for long.

In June 1995, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera sat in a booth at a New Jersey Bennigan’s, unrecognized by patrons, as they consoled each other after a very bad day.

Both had made their major league debuts a month before and had just been told they were being sent back to the minors. In their brief time with the Yankees, Jeter had a batting average of just .

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