Mariano Rivera looks back on his final day as a Yankee player in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, revealing how teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte made the moment so "magical" on the mound.

Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, left, and Derek Jeter are shown during the 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sept. 8, 2021, in Cooperstown, New York.

Mariano Rivera touching Yankee goodbye with Jeter and Pettitte The MLB Legend, Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera hung up his jersey in 2013 after spending 19 years of season-career as a Yankee.

See the scenes from Yankee Stadium as Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and other members of the 1998 World Series champion Yankees were honored at the team's 75th annual Old-Timers' Day on Saturday ...

Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and several other former Yankees celebrate the 2009 championship team at Old Timers' DayAt Saturday's Old Timers' Day, the Yankees paid tribute to the 2009 World Series ...

The loudest applause came for Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada, who helped Jeter win four World Series titles (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009).

Derek Jeter attended his first New York Yankees Old-Timers’ Day as New York celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1998 team that won 125 games.

Derek Jeter is looking back on the first time he ever appeared on a trading card — and why he's "still not happy" about it to this day. While speaking to PEOPLE about the launch of the Arena ...

Mariano Rivera hung up his Yankee jersey over a decade ago, but he remembers his last day in pinstripes like it was yesterday. The professional baseball pitcher reminisced with PEOPLE exclusively ...

Although Pettitte and Jeter retired in 2011 and 2014, respectively, Rivera still shares a unique connection with his baseball brothers to this day. "It's a bond. It always will be," he tells PEOPLE.