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TGS NY: Yankees closer Andrew Miller wins Mariano Rivera Award

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The man who replaced the man who replaced Mariano Rivera now has the award named after baseball’s greatest closer.

Andrew Miller, who was signed to replace David Robertson, was named the Mariano Rivera Award winner, which goes to the best reliever in the American League.

Miller received the award from Rivera prior to Game 2 of the World Series in Kansas City. Miller, whom the Yankees signed to a four-year, $36 million last winter, saved 36 games in 38 chances.