Yankees pitcher and World Series MVP John Wetteland celebrates after Game 6 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
Yankees closer John Wetteland celebrates with teammates after winning Game 6 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (credit: Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
John Wetteland of the Yankees celebrates the final out of Game 6 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
The Yankees' John Wetteland pitches during Game 3 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on Oct. 22, 1996. The Yankees defeated the Braves 5-2. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
John Wetteland of the New York Yankees stands on the field during Game 3 of the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on Oct. 22, 1996. The Yankees defeated the Braves, 5-2. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
World Series MVP John Wetteland gets a kiss from his wife, Michelle, while holding the MVP trophy after the Yankees won the series by beating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (Photo by Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
World Series MVP John Wetteland (lower right) and fellow relief pitcher Mariano Rivera (lower center) are joined by the rest of the New York Yankees' relievers, on a float honoring them in the ticker tape parade for the World Series champion Yankees on Oct. 29, 1996. (Photo by Jon Levy/AFP/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
Yankees pitcher John Wetteland celebrates after the final out after beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 to win the American League Championship Series at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 1996. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
Yankees pitcher John Wetteland (right) gives manager Joe Torre the game ball after the final out in Game 3 of the World Series at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta on Oct. 22, 1996. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
Yankees relief pitcher John Wetteland, shown in ninth-inning action, was named the World Series MVP after the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 26, 1996. (Photo by Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images)
John Wetteland 1996
Pitcher John Wetteland of the New York Yankees celebrates after Game 6 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Al Bello/Allsport)
John Wetteland 1996
Pitcher John Wetteland of the New York Yankees winds up to throw a pitch during the Yankees' 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 3, 1996. (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)
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