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Mariano Rivera's Book for Kids

Turning the page.

Mariano Rivera may have called it a career, but he's not done inspiring young baseball fans. The all-time saves leader and Yankees icon is publishing a memoir titled The Closer, which he hopes will "let kids know they can do whatever they can dream."

Mo is definitely staying busy in retirement. He took the Yankees to Panama this spring, and threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before yesterday's home opener.

Photo: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers