Saúl Rivera
| Saúl Rivera | |
|---|---|
 Rivera in 2009 with the Washington Nationals |
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| Free Agent – No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: December 7, 1977 | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 2006 for the Washington Nationals | |
| Career statistics (through 2009) |
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| Win-Loss | 13-15 |
| Earned run average | 4.05 |
| Strikeouts | 191 |
| Saves | 4 |
| Teams | |
Rabell Saúl Rivera (born December 7, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher currently a free agent.
[edit] Career
Rivera attended the University of Mobile, and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Rivera was selected off waivers by the New York Mets after the 2001 season. In July 2002, the Mets sent Rivera to the Montreal Expos as the player to be named later for a trade executed in April. In June 2004, the Expos traded Rivera to the Milwaukee Brewers with Peter Bergeron for Jason Childers and Jason Belcher. Following the 2004 season, he signed with the Washington Nationals.
Rivera made his MLB debut on May 25, 2006, for the Washington Nationals against the Houston Astros. In that game, he got his first hold, pitching 2/3 of an inning. He struck out one and walked one. He had been called up from Triple-A New Orleans on May 22, 2006. He finished his rookie season with a 3.43 ERA. He struck out 41 and walked 32. In 2007, he only allowed one home run in 93 innings pitched.
On December 7, 2009, Rivera was released by the Nationals to make room on the 40-man roster for Brian Bruney.[1] Rivera signed a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training with the Cleveland Indians on December 21, 2009.
On May 17, 2010, Rivera was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations.[2]
Arizona Diamondbacks Released: RHP Saul Rivera
On August 22, 2010, Rivera re-signed with the Cleveland Indians, and was assigned to Triple-A Columbus the following day.
[edit] References
- ^ Ladson, Bill. Nationals acquire Bruney from Yankees, Washington Nationals. Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100517&content_id=10110396&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Washington Nationals players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Binghamton Mets players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Huntsville Stars players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- University of Mobile alumni
