"Now is the chance to clean it up," Rivera said. "I heard the Commissioner say that he is going to do whatever it takes to do things right. If you're going to try to do things right, just clean it up for good. Start it now."

Rivera was a member of four Yankees World Series championship teams from 1996 through 2000, considered by many to be among the top dynasties in the sport's recent history. Even though the names of several teammates from those clubs surfaced in Thursday's release of the report, Rivera said that the Yankees' October achievements should not be suspect.

"I don't think so," Rivera said. "It was a lot of players involved in that. It's hard for baseball."