PANAMA CITY, Panama - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was headed back to Panama on Sunday, a day after two of his wife's relatives were electrocuted while cleaning the pool at his home.
Victor Dario Avila, a cousin of Rivera's wife, Clara, and his 14-year-old son were killed Saturday, Rivera's cousin, Irma Rivera, told The Associated Press.
The teenager, also named Victor Dario Avila, apparently touched an electrical wire while cleaning the pool. His father died trying to save him, Irma Rivera said.
It was not immediately clear when Rivera would return to New York, where the Yankees open the AL championship series Tuesday against Boston.
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