Rivera said he spoke to Bieniemy on Tuesday and told him he wasn’t as clear as he needed to be.
“I basically told him I put my foot in my mouth,” Rivera said. “... I think everybody’s making, in my opinion, a little bit more than what needs to be made of this. … The results are what you’re looking for on the field, and the last couple of days have been outstanding.”
“I realized my comments yesterday took on a different life than I intended yesterday, and that’s on me for not being as clear as I needed to be,” Rivera read from his statement.